As we all know, Project Management is a career path that requires suitably qualified and experienced professionals to make sure that projects are delivered on time and on budget. Professional project managers are typically Prince2 and PMP certified and as experienced individuals they are necessary for successfully delivering medium to large scale projects. These typesContinue reading “Project Management that Makes Sense”
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How Does Microsoft Power BI Licensing Work?
The purpose of this article is to provide a high level understanding of Power BI Licensing with all pricing being displayed in Australian Dollars (AUD). There are a number of options that you can choose to use Power BI but lets start with the following three options. Power BI Free When you sign up forContinue reading “How Does Microsoft Power BI Licensing Work?”
Know Your Applications and Systems
We live in a modern digital world where software applications and systems are business critical assets. Knowing what software applications and systems we have is an important aspect of running the business and I appreciate that this is a very obvious statement. In addition, knowing how well the software applications and systems are running andContinue reading “Know Your Applications and Systems”
Managing Your Work as an Independent Consultant
Since deciding to become an Independent Consultant, the second most important thing after providing your clients with a high quality level of services that they expect is how do you manage the way you do your work. A starting point is email. You need to have an email account that is most certainly not oneContinue reading “Managing Your Work as an Independent Consultant”
Is it a Lead or an Opportunity?
This is a very common question where the answer is whatever your organisation decides it is. The single most important thing about whether it is a Lead or an Opportunity is to make it a consistent definition within your organisation and then implement it. This will avoid confusion and a platform for managing and reportingContinue reading “Is it a Lead or an Opportunity?”
Build a Temperature Monitor using an Arduino Uno
Have you ever been interested in building your own temperature monitor? Well by using an Arduino Uno, a LCD screen, a temperature sensor and a trimpot you can do just that and it’s not that hard, so read on. The following picture shows the temperature monitor that I have built where you can clearly seeContinue reading “Build a Temperature Monitor using an Arduino Uno”
Quick and Easy Way to Auto Number Entity Records in Dataverse
We all know that there are a many ways to auto number entity records in Dataverse. There are a number of 3rd party products that you can use. There is also a facility in the current XrmToolbox suite of applications that lets you configure entity records auto numbering. If you want to develop your ownContinue reading “Quick and Easy Way to Auto Number Entity Records in Dataverse”
Check the Latency or Bandwidth of your Dynamics 365 CRM or Model Driven PowerApps Instance
Have you ever had your Dynamics 365 CRM or Model Driven PowerApps instance run slow? Well, the cause could be a latency or bandwidth issue between your web browser and the Dynamics 365 CRM or Model Driven PowerApps server. There is a very simple way to check the latency by using the following URL. YourContinue reading “Check the Latency or Bandwidth of your Dynamics 365 CRM or Model Driven PowerApps Instance”
How to Develop a Console Application that Connects to Dataverse without Visual Studio
In the previous post, I provided an example of how you can develop a Dynamics 365 CRM Plugin without using Visual Studio. In this post, I will now show you how to you can also develop a C# Console Application that connects with a Dataverse instance allowing you to Create, Read, Update and Delete dataContinue reading “How to Develop a Console Application that Connects to Dataverse without Visual Studio”
How to Develop a Dynamics 365 CRM Plugin without Visual Studio
Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to develop Dynamics 365 CRM Plugins without Visual Studio? Well in this article, I am going to show you that it is in fact possible. The steps for developing a CRM Plugin are: Download and Install NuGet Download and Install .NET Framework 4.6.2 Create the Source CodeContinue reading “How to Develop a Dynamics 365 CRM Plugin without Visual Studio”
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