10 Reasons to Attend User Group Summit - North America 2019
- What better way to kick off the week than learning about Power Apps immediately after the Keynote.
My first session is
immediately following the keynote. AND YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE. I have
done this sessions a number of times around the world, and I am pumped to bring
it to #UserGroupSummit North America. Here is the session description:
Building Practical PowerApps for Embedding in Talent
or D365FO
Are you wondering
what you might actually use PowerApps for in Dynamics 365 for Finance and
Operations? Then be sure to join Rachel Profitt, MVP in this session to learn
about practical and real life examples of how you can leverage PowerApps in
both Finance and Operations and Talent. We will walk through the process of
creating a basic canvas app from scratch. We will use a cascading drop down and
configure some basic formulas as well. Most importantly, we will walk through
how to embed the PowerApp into the interface.
- Session Recordings come to UG Summit! - Hear me speak! Getting Started with the Regression Suite Automation Tool (RSAT)
We all know
#ContinuousUpdates have been a hot topic. #RSAT is what what makes it even
remotely possible to take those updates. This year, for the first time ever,
the user group is recording sessions. This session will be one the list of
recorded sessions. If you can't make it to my session live, be sure to add the
recordings to your conference pass for just $100.
Wondering which
other sessions are being recorded? Check them out here
and look for the video icon:
Here is the session
description:
Join Rachel Profitt,
MVP to learn how you can start creating your own regression tests leveraging
the Task Recorder, Excel and Azure Dev Ops together. If you are concerned about
how your organization can practically take continuous updates then you will not
want to miss this session. I will share tips and tricks for creating and
running your tests.
- A friendly competition where you can get all your questions about #Dyn365FO answered
This might be the
session I am most excited about. We have formed two teams. Also there will be
costumes. I encourage you to come and vote for my team "The Toros".
Not familiar with the Toros? Here is a short video to get you up to speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8tvkrs76is
All I have to say to
the other team, is you better be ready to BRING IT ON!
In all seriousness
though, send your questions in ahead of time to make sure they get answered.
Here is the session description:
Visit a group of
Dynamics experts in this competitive Ask the Experts session and see how they
compete to provide answers to your most gnarly AX 2012 or D365FO issue! If
you'd like to provide a question or problem prior to the event, please email
to: julie.deutz@dynamiccommunities.com.
- Earn CPE credits and learn about managing your indirect costs for production
Many sessions are
eligible for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. You can find the
whole list of sessions here:
Be sure to look for
the certification icon to find all the sessions you can get CPE credits for.
In this session, I
am excited to be joined by Lenora Randle who is a Cost Accountant at Algood
Food Company. She will help bring her real life tips and tricks to the world of
costing. Here is the session description:
Join Rachel Profitt,
MVP and Lenora Randle from Algood Food as we share how to plan and implement
your costing sheet. We will discuss the various types of indirect costs and how
to configure each type. You will hear how these costs help manufacturing organizations
get better insight and more accurate costs.
- It's not just about Dynamics 365 - there is still great content for AX 2012
There are entire
tracks of content dedicated to AX 2012. Including this great session I am
presenting with my MVP cohort, the one, the only, Kelly Kane. The session is
called Ask the Experts: Making the Most of AX 2012. And this session is just
one of many in the AX 2012 Best Practices track. You can find and tag all the
AX 2012 sessions in your session builder by visiting https://na.usergroupsummit.com/nasummit/conference-schedule/sessions
and then selecting AX 2012 Best Practices in the Track drop-down box.
Here is a
description of our session:
Are you on AX 2012
and an Upgrade to Dynamics 365 is not anywhere in your near future? Perhaps
your upgrade is going to take 12-18 months, and you want to fix some problems
that you have now.
Join MVP’s Kelly
Kane and Rachel Profitt in this panel session and be sure to bring all your
questions. We will talk about what you need to do to reduce risk if you plan to
stay on 2012, and we will have tips for getting more value of the investment
you already made in AX 2012. Even if you aren’t planning your upgrade now, you
can likely take action on many of these tips right away.
- The Dream Team presents…A real-life story, from a real-life customer
What's not to love
about a user getting up on stage for the first time and sharing their story. I
have the great honor of joining Sempra Global to present on the Financial
Period Close Workspace and how they integrated it with Microsoft Flow. This is
certainly not the only real-life story you can hear at summit, there are tons
of them and that is why this is a definite-must attend event. I will be joined
by Rene Raagas, Suhas Rao, and Ismar de Campos to present this unforgettable
session.
How Sempra Global Extended the Financial Period Close
Workspace with Flow
In
this session, Sempra Global will present the business case for using the
Financial Period Close Workspace (FPCW) and the gaps found by the business. We
will review the overall business process flow and explain how the workspace was
extended to integrate with SharePoint using Microsoft Flow. We will also look
at the approval process that was implemented with Flow for approving tasks in
the checklist. We will also discuss how SharePoint document retention policies
drove the business process and were implemented to help the long term retention
of documents.
- The Power Zone! UG Content meets Silent DJ
So this exciting new
feature is going to be amazing. I have been promised that at least one of my
sessions will be on this fantastic new stage. In the Power Zone there are four
stages with presenters presenting simultaneously - but silent DJ style! Maybe you don't know what a Silent DJ, Silent
Disco, SoundDown party, or whatever you want to call it is…here is a link to a
Wikepedia article where you can read up on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_disco
In a nutshell, you
will don a pair of headphones and pick the presenter you want to listen to.
Have a question you want to ask! No worries, there will be these cool cubes
that the presenters can throw at you to talk into and ask your question.
Not only will this
be fun, but it will be interactive, and you can say that you participated in
the first ever Power Zone! Here is the session I am hoping will be on the Power
Zone stage. #PowerZone
Flowing with the Common Data Service
Microsoft MVP,
Rachel Profitt, will demystify the Common Data Service (CDS). She’ll start by
creating a new CDS environment, review how to create and modify entities and
pick lists, and import and export data. Discussion will also how to configure
basic security options for the CDS. We will touch on the new features to get a
CDS with your F&O environment and we will briefly discuss the Dynamics
Integrator and Dual Write features as techniques for getting your data into the
CDS.
- A full day or half day of Pre-Conference Academy training!
Well maybe all the
great sessions were not reason enough to attend. I will also be hosting a half
day academy class on Monday where you can get your hands on the product and get
live instructor-led training. Maybe you need lots of CPE credits, you can rack
them up with all the pre-academy training. You can view the whole schedule
here: ttps://na.usergroupsummit.com/conference-schedule/academy
My class is called Create Automated Emails and Approval Flows with
Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
In this course you
will learn how end users can configure Microsoft Flow to create customized
emails and approval processes. These can include people outside of Dynamics 365
F&O, and are based on the new business events framework. You will learn how
alert rules, workflow, change based events, and much more in F&O can act as
a trigger to perform functions outside of the system.
- The Women in Technology Luncheon
I am a big fan of
diversity and helping to mentor and grow young professionals into power houses
no matter what their background. I am honored to be asked to be a
panelist/mentor at this year's Women in Technology Luncheon. It will be taking
place on Wednesday, October 16th and is a don't miss event in my opinion. You
don’t have to be a woman to join and support all the women - you just have to
come with a positive and open mind. Here are the full details:
Please join your
User Group peers for a special event at Summit North America! Women in
technology are dealing with similar challenges, craving the same opportunities,
seeking new ways to grow, and looking for like-minded professionals with whom
to share their experiences. We are excited to bring you this special luncheon,
inspiring presentation, and great conversation with your peers – entirely
dedicated to encouraging and empowering women in technology-related fields.
This luncheon is free of charge to all registered Summit Orlando participants.
- The Medic Booth
The Medic Booth has
been a long running tradition, and I am proud to be back at the medic booth
this year to help answer your questions. You can stop by the medic booth
anytime and get help on those pesky problems that you can't seem to find an
answer for. We don Doctors coats and it makes us feel like we really do have
all the answers! Haha!
- All the other great sessions, networking opportunities, and pointless swag you can take home
If those were not
enough reasons to get you down to Florida for the User Group Summit, that I am
not sure what is. But maybe my sessions
are not your cup of tea…check out the full session schedule here: https://na.usergroupsummit.com/conference-schedule/sessions
Maybe my Academy
class wasn't what you were hoping for…here is the full list of academy courses:
https://na.usergroupsummit.com/conference-schedule/academy
Maybe my reasons for
attending were not enough to convince your boss…the UG site has even more
resources for you on why you should attend here: https://na.usergroupsummit.com/attend/why-attend
But wait, there's
more…don't forget about
- the Expo receptions with free drinks and appetizers!
- all the opportunities to network with your peers!
- the sponsors who have pointless swag that your kids (or you, secretly) will love
- the sponsors who have parties to celebrate
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