Microsoft Innovation Podcast

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/128A Brief Introduction about Jon’s life – Canadian by blood, lives in Washington, where his interesting family name came from, family background and educational background. What he does when he’s not working Jon’s biggest life goals How he started working with Microsoft and his main area of responsibility His thoughts on the recent changes to the Microsoft Business Applications MVP Program in respect to Flow How Microsoft flow started and its relationship to Dynamics Describes what Microsoft Flow is and its importance in relation to workflow Resources and training available for the community Discusses the most significant changes that have happened within Microsoft Business Applications in the last two years Jon’s recommendation to people who want to get involved with Microsoft Flow Shares his view on the origin of the story of Flow 2.5years ago Discusses the beauty of Flow How he manages his Blog, YouTube channel and his Flow Videos On what social media he uses regularly Discusses the tools he uses on Twitter Importance of YouTube in the community Talks about what he does on LinkedIn Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/127Keith Whatling’s background – where he lives, career background and how long he's been an MVP Charles Lamanna’s tweet about Keith Whatling What he does with PowerApps and how he started with PowerApps His thoughts on becoming an MVP Value of being an MVP to their career Passion for the community and focus around the technology area Explains what a PowerApps Champion Program is – what the App for the community Criteria on becoming a Consultant How special the PowerApps Champion Program is to Keith Whatling Requirements in becoming an MVP Discusses how PowerApps Champion program is also about Adoption & GovernanceHow he feels being part of the MVP Group The key person for him to join the Microsoft side and Keith’s view on the Champion Program Keith’s view on what he thinks needs to happen for the MVP Program to be modernized His struggles in finding meaning in the world of MVP Celebrities he follows on the news Resources:Interesting article Keith Whatling wrote: Templates for Humanity Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/126A brief introduction about Dani Kahil – living in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, his family background – what he loves to do the most with his family. The key things, techniques he uses and the importance of understanding Dynamics 365 Project Requirements Gathering to become successful  Dani’s thoughts on how a business process flow looks like by the use case diagrams – business plans, issues or challenges the company want to solve & key success factors  The software, tools and diagrams used for simple and complex actions Discusses Shadowing Users as a great technique Dani’s top 5 Templates and what it does Explains what acceptance criteria is Learn about usability as a key part of acceptance criteria How project requirements are being documented to elaborate their ideas to key users further, how he does it and where is it stored What is solution governance? Discusses key things in running effective workshops Formal training and what tools he can recommend to those who are new in the role to speed up gathering requirements effectively  On how Model-Driven, Flow and Power BI, Canvas Apps affects his process  Discusses the industry qualification to become a business analystTalks about his surprising self-realization Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/125Demian’s background – his family & moving from Argentina to Madrid, Spain   Spain as a great place to live  Becoming an MVP for seven years  Demian’s area of specialization, skills and technical background AXAZURE – how it started and the hardest point in starting his own Business  Upcoming events happening in the CRM community  Demian’s plan; Community wise and Business-wise Discusses creating a workflow in GitHub  Introduction to his CRM Spanish blogs and forums  Demian’s thoughts on Microsoft’s Power Platform; Flow PowerApps and Power BIResources Mentioned  Demian Adolfo Raschkovan  – Microsoft Dynamics CRM MVPDemian Adolfo Raschkovan's Company – AXAZURE Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/124 Arun’s background – moving from Chennai, India to the US in 1995 and where he currently resides How he spends his time when not working Arun’s journey into IT Software – how he developed an interest in Software Introduction to Power BI  – history, rise and market growth Arun’s story on how he became a Microsoft MVP The core pillars of Power BI Creation of a unified experience for customers  How does customer drive a data culture Thoughts on Power BI as one of the core pillars of  the Power Platform The common principles between Power BI, PowerApps and Microsoft Flow Discussion about Power BI when it comes to unstructured data Outstanding customer stories in Power BI RESOURCESPower BI Power BI BlogPower BI Community  Blog User Groups Ignite conferenceMicrosoft Business Applications Summit Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/123A brief introduction about James – where he lives and his career Discusses his struggles and learning experiences James’ journey as MVP Thoughts on Power Portal Background in custom development  James’ engagement to PowerApps Learn how to create long-lasting positive change in life James’ recommendations and advice to people aiming to be an MVP The best application he uses on his phone Learn about the big challenge of the Power Portal. Introduction to the upcoming User Group Summit in Orlando Resources365 Power UPSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/122A brief introduction about Andrew’s life – family background, how often he travels and his favourite destination What he does when he’s not working  Introduction to Wine30flight Andrew’s struggles in writing a book. The video he loves to watch How big organizations view PowerApps as an app. Introduction to  Power Platform Adoption Framework His view on how big organizations can adopt the Power Platform at scale Background in AIS and its primary focus Best practice within the framework What people should know about Dynamics Power Platform Adoption Framework summary, target audiences and who it is for The role of community in the development of the framework Andrew’s advice to young Andrew Guiding principles of power platform adoption framework How do large enterprise businesses adopt this type of framework at scaleDifference between adoption and implementation methodology  Azure as part of the community world Illustrates the three simultaneous tracks Key tenancy of the framework Andrew has developed Andrew’s question about citizen developerResourcePowerPlatformAFSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/121A brief introduction about Daryl’s life – family background, what’s great about Indianapolis and as an independent MVP Daryl’s skills and experience in business applications The tools or plugins Daryl created On how Daryl monitors which tools are most popular in the community Understanding the Architect and Data model What lead Daryl to decide to go independent MVP The best thing about being an MVP One thing people don’t know about Daryl LaBar Daryl’s advice to developers who wants to become an MVP Discussed his concerns on how hard it is for developers to keep their MVP title Other Resources and Tools Attribute ManagerEarlyBound Entity BuilderVisual Studio Solution AcceleratorXrmUnitTestDLaB.XrmSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/120A brief introduction about Cecilia’s life – grew up in Argentina, currently living in Seattle, Washington, her background and career as MVP Cecilia’s favourite thing about London Interesting story on Cecilia’s journey into Microsoft – her current role Introduction to One Commercial Partner (OCP) – what constructs around it and how Business Application Partners engaged with it.  Discusses what Cecilia sees as the key things that a Microsoft Business Application Partner at this point in this journey as Microsoft up to in 2019 Understanding what the key elements are ever needed to develop skill in Microsoft Business Application Partner Introduction to how Partners builds IP Which direction Microsoft is going in Great solutions they can offer their customers Cecilia’s observation on what would make Business Application Partners successful Introduction to the building blocks of the Microsoft/Partner relationship Parts of One Commercial Partner (OCP) Cecilia’s activities she enjoys the most, the person who inspires her the most to become a better person, and the first 30 mins of her typical day looks like Support the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/119A brief introduction about Gustaf’s life, including his family background, as a company founder and his career as MVP. Introduction about Gustaf’s company – CRM-Konsulterna Company achievements – having 3 MVP’s from his own company Gustaf’s thoughts on the Microsoft MVP Program. Challenges he has seen with SID, CDS and CDM  The support they offer to help their customers Implementation of CDM The voice of Customers The important role of CDS How MVP’s are determined Gustaf’s advice to those aiming to become an MVP Thoughts on reshaping CDS Other resources mentionedSara Lagerquist's MVP AwardSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith