Would you consider F&O on its own for CRM?

D365 F&O integrates nicely with D365 CE (via Dual Write/Dataverse) and the process of doing so is getting even easier with the latest updates. With Microsoft long holding a spot in the top three global CRM providers, it’s easy to see why D365 CE would be the go-to solution for a Microsoft-first organisation in need …

Do Accelerators really make your project faster? (Part 1)

Accelerators are an unregulated term for implementation projects, and when it comes to D365, an accelerator might be the very thing you are trying to avoid (especially when it comes to F&O but this is also relevant to CE), using customized and proprietary IP that ties you to a single vendor. This series of posts …

Financial Consolidation in D365 Finance

Financial consolidation is a feature you would come to expect as standard within Tier 1 ERP offerings and in that regard D365 F&O does not disappoint. However, for many in the industry, Financial Consolidation is one of those areas that you come to know because you’ve had to rather than because it was at the …

Embracing the “Adopt not Adapt” approach in ERP implementation

In the world of ERP, there’s a term and strategy that’s gaining traction: the so-called “adopt not adapt” approach. It encourages businesses to use best practice software solutions as they are, rather than customising them to fit their internal processes. What is the “Adopt Not Adapt” Approach? “Adopt not adapt” is mainly associated with cloud-first …

Life is like a keyboard; know the shortcuts to play it well

It’s easy to get drawn into the depth and breadth functionality of D365 F&O, or even just to know exactly what you need to know, in order to get a particular task done. In doing so, users might miss out on some very useful basic features, like keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts can speed up repetitive …