Start Up Guide For Microsoft Dynamics 365

Course details

This course begins with an introduction to the concept of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and why is it important for any business. We then quickly dive into a product Microsoft is offering in the CRM space - Dynamics CRM or Dynamics 365. Next, you'll learn to set up a trial instance to play around with the system and get comfortable with it.

Moving on, the course walks you through different aspects of Dynamics CRM such as its data model, records management, and sales pipeline analysis using dashboards, charts, and reports. You will also see how bulk data can be modified via Excel and imported back into the system. We'll also look at how data can be taken mobile with the Dynamics CRM mobile and tablet client and Microsoft Outlook so that the sales workforce who are in the field have the right access to the right resources at the right time.

The course ends with a quick demonstration of a typical sales cycle for any organization and how it can be moulded in Dynamics CRM.

About the Author

I'm Piyush Paliwal, your host for this course. I've been working as a Microsoft Dynamics CRM consultant for more than half a decade and have been associated with Microsoft for a few years now. During this time, I've helped various customers manage their sales pipeline by bringing their business processes in Dynamics CRM or Dynamics 365, which is what we have today. In my free time, I usually go for a drive and I also like to swim.