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*URGENT* Need advice, career move from .NET to Dynamics

Hi Friends,

I have over 10+ years of very good experience in .NET Custom application development. My profile is of Full Stake Developer and worked recently in the capacity of Application Architect. I worked on almost all aspects of .NET Technologies.

Now I moved to Dynamics. Completed Certifications and then delivered the first project successfully too. As of now, I have good experience of configuring and extending Dynamics with Workflow, plug in and Javascript.

I have few doubts about this career move and posting my questions to this experienced and insightful group of Dynamics -

1. Is it the right move?

2. How will it help me in future?

3. How can I become Dynamics Architect in next 2-3 years?

4. What module/functional unit of Dynamics 365, I need to focus to achieve #3.

5. How much will my previous experience help in excelling in Dynamics space?

6. How will it benefit me on the financial front?

7. After 2-3 more projects, should I move back to .NET Development as Architect or remain in Dynamics stream itself? Where can I get better remuneration?

Thanks in advance everyone for looking into it and replying too. Your small help will be a great help for my future.

-- Atul Sharma

Hi Atul,

if you move to Dynamics, I think you have to start thinking of yourself as of a Dynamics consultant rather than as of a developer(or even architect).

Not every project will require a lot of complex development (many clients will tell you upfront they don't want any custom development.. which, of course, is not going to happen.. but that's the attitude you have to deal with). Your development skills will start degrading. You Dynamics skills will keep improving. If you want to be a .NET architect, I'd rather stay on the .NET side. Not that it's mutually exclusive, but, on the Dynamics side, you have to spend much more in the consultant capacity for pretty much anyone (users, BA-s, other developers, management, etc), so you don't have that much time to dig into all the latest frameworks and/or development techniques.

As for the enumeration.. Not sure there is a clear winner:)

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