CRM MVP Podcast

In this episode, I cover 10 quick and easy improvements you can add to Dynamics 365. Some of these are simple settings that most people never enable, and some require special (but free) tools to enable them but all of them are super simple and can make a HUGE difference for your users' experience.

There are things we learn from others, and things we learn on our own by making mistakes or missing opportunities and learning from them. Amey Holden is a Microsoft MVP and she is sharing the 10 things she wishes she knew early in her Business Application career. Hopefully you can learn something in this episode that you won't have to learn the hard way in the future. Follow Amey: https://twitter....

Dynamics 365 Sales Insights enables organizations to bring together the art and science of selling. Engage buyers like never before with seller intuition and AI working in concert. Lisa Crosbie is back hosting the show and she dives deep into Sales Insights, its features and capabilities, and her Top 10 features! More info: https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/sales-insights/

Implementing Dynamics 365 can be tricky, there can be so many moving parts, but some of the things that you do on every Dynamics 365 Implementation must be done at the right time to maximize value. If you do something too early you may have to deal with it for the duration of the projects, constantly struggling to keep it up to date, but if you do something too late you might delay a project becau...

July was full of surprises, starting with a positive COVID-19 test on July 3rd, my battle against a virus that took me to the hospital twice and almost killed me, plus I talk about Dataflex announced at Microsoft Inspire, and a new free tool available to the Dynamics 365 and Power Apps community, Power Text ! Link to Podcast episode I mentioned on the show: http://divetalkmedia.com/episode-15-this...

This is episode is hosted by Lisa Crosbie, a new Microsoft MVP for 2020 who wanted to share her perspective regarding the "MVP Process" and add some best practices for aspiring MVPs. Follow Lisa: https://twitter.com/LisaMCrosbie  

In this episode we discuss the alarming signs of low user adoption and discuss how we can handle them. The article reviewed in this episode: https://academy.whatfix.com/alarming-signs-crm-is-underutilized-and-how-to-deal-with-it/

When it comes to becoming or being a Dynamics 365 Consultant, and more specifically a Functional Consultant, there are a few things you should know. So, I put a list together of 10 things a Functional Consultant should know, and if they know these things they can get a job as a Functional Consultant pretty much anywhere! I hope this episode does two things: It helps current Functional Consultants...

For our 3rd Anniversary episode, I wanted to talk about changes that I've seen over the last 3 years and share my thoughts around why some people should not become a Microsoft MVP. I also talk about Impostor Syndrome and what can you do to deal with it. Jonny Kim: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jonny-kim/biography

Depending on where you work as a Solution Architect you might be expected to be involved with a project from begining to end, or maybe just for bits and pieces during the project execution. Neil Benson, a Microsoft MVP and Agile Implementation expert invited me and Joel Lindstrom to discuss the role of a Solution Architect within the projects we normally implement. From small to large enterprise i...

This is part two of my review of businessThink, a book that transformed my career as a Solution Architect. I thought I could review the book and give you a ton of examples and best practices within an hour or so, and by the time I stopped recording more than 3 hours had gone by. This episode is Part 2 of 2, and it focuses on the last 4 rules described in the book. These rules will make you a bette...

This is part one of my review of businessThink, a book that transformed my career as a Solution Architect. I thought I could review the book and give you a ton of examples and best practices within an hour or so, and by the time I stopped recording more than 3 hours had gone by. This episode is Part 1 of 2, and it focuses on the first 4 rules described in the book. These rules will make you a bett...

In this episode, 4 Microsoft MVPs walk through the Top 10 things they hate in our industry. We talk about things we hate to see other MVPs, Microsoft, Partners, ISVs, and even ourselves doing! No one is safe. Guests: Daryl LaBar: https://twitter.com/ddlabar Joel Lindstrom: https://twitter.com/JoelLindstrom Gustaf Westerlund: https://twitter.com/crmgustaf

For this episode, I wanted to focus on the common mistakes new professionals - specially consultants - make when they get started in their new role. This list comes from mistakes I made personally, and mistakes I've seen former colleagues and people in the industry make. How many of these mistakes have you made in the past?

Jocko Willink, a former US Navy SEAL Commander has a motto: "Discipline Equals Freedom", and if we apply this motto to Dynamics 365 we can see a connection between the discipline to maintain a successful Dynamics 365 Solution equals to a ton of freedom when it comes to being constantly "putting out fires" within the system. Even the most successful Dynamics 365 implementations can die if the team...

On this episode, 3 Portal MVPs from Canada share the Top 12 improvements they would introduce to Power Apps portals if they were the Program Managers in charge at Microsoft. Sorrey! Hosts: Nick Doelman: https://twitter.com/readyxrm Nick Hayduk: https://twitter.com/Engineered_Code Colin Vermander: https://twitter.com/koolin_ Refresh the Cache: https://portal.libsyn.com/

What would happen if we tasked a veteran salesperson and world-class Dynamics 365 and Power Platform implementer with overhauling the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales App? Well, 12x Microsoft MVP Joel Lindstrom shares his vision for what the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales App should look like. Hosted by: Joel Lindstrom: https://twitter.com/JoelLindstrom

On the last episode of the podcast I explored the 10 things I would introduce or change if I suddenly became the Program Manager for Dynamics 365 and CDS security at Microsoft. Now two of the world's greatest Dynamics 365 developers share what they would do if they suddenly became Program Managers for the Dynamics 365 Platform. Hosted By: Daryl LaBar: https://twitter.com/ddlabar Jonas Rapp: https:...

A new year represents new beginnings for a lot of people and that got me thinking on what I would do if I was beginning my tenure as the newly appointed PM of Dynamics 365 and CDS security at Microsoft? Well, I had a few things in mind, and I wanted to share them with you and Microsoft. These are the first 10 things I would do if I was a PM of Security at Microsoft.

For the last episode of 2019 I decided to compile a list of 12 New Year's Resolutions for 2020. This list will include things that are challenging for some, and some that might be too easy, but every listener should be able to select at least 1 option from this list and make it a goal for the year. Get ready to take some notes and decide whether you will pick 1 or more options from this list as yo...

Since every item in our list to Santa these holidays are all improvements to Microsoft Dynamics 365 we figured it would make more sense to just ask Microsoft Directly. So I invited fellow CRM MVPs Chris, Gustaf, and Nick to jump on a mic and share their list LIVE so you can hear our reactions and recommendations to each other and to Microsoft. Guests: Chris Cognetta:  https://twitter.com/ccognetta...

Microsoft MVPs Antti and Kyle share their best practices and expertise regarding Microsoft Azure capabilities and features that every Solution Architect and Functional Consultant should know. They also talk about their favorite Azure features to enhance Dynamics 365 and what to look forward to in the future. Hosted by: Antti Pajunen:  https://twitter.com/anttipajunen Kyle Hill:  https://twitter.co...

Microsoft announced some new limitations being placed on API calls and Portal visits/logins, so I invited two CRM MVPs to discuss these changes and whether organizations are on a collision course with skyrocketing licensing costs or whether they should celebrate these changes. My guests: Gustaf Westerlund:  https://twitter.com/crmgustaf Nicholas Hayduk:  https://twitter.com/Engineered_Code   Links...

This is a dual-podcast episode release on XrmToolCast and the CRM MVP Podcast. In this episode, Microsoft MVPs Daryl and Jonas who are two of the world's best Dynamics 365 developers interview Matt Barbour, Principal Platform Architect for the Microsoft Power Platform. Topics discussed in this episode include: PowerApps Command Line Utility Visual Studio Dev Toolkit Data Configuration and Migratio...

There are currently ONLY 90 CRM MVPs in the World, so the chances of you directly interacting with one or more of us is very small. This lack of access to Microsoft MVPs creates a sense of mystery or perhaps misunderstanding about what MVPs are, or even more importantly what they are not. This episode is all about the common misconceptions people have about MVPs. Some of the biggest hits include:...