Introduction A back-office employee at a grocery chain, often needed to research various topics, write reports, and communicate with clients and colleagues. They used to rely on Bing or Google search tools to find information online, but They often wasted time browsing through irrelevant or outdated results. They also struggled with writing clear and concise…
Introduction: The Business Challenge One of the challenges that many organizations face today is how to manage their time and tasks effectively using various Microsoft tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Teams. With so many emails, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, notes, and chats to handle, it can become difficult to keep track of…
Creating a change management strategy for a hybrid work environment involves careful planning, communication, and implementation to ensure a smooth transition. Big organizational change is always challenging. It forces people to confront uncertainty and make themselves vulnerable in a situation where making the wrong move might put their reputation and livelihood in jeopardy. Here, we…
Microsoft Copilot, a new AI assistant for the MS ecosystem, promises to make AI an accessible, everyday reality for all employees. It’s not designed to displace workers. Instead, it provides in-app support – so everyone can do more quality work in fewer working hours. In this chapter, we’ll introduce Microsoft Copilot, explain how it fits…
Providing opportunities for professional growth, offering mental health support, and promoting work-life balance are all crucial for building a positive company culture. When employees feel valued and supported, they are more likely to be engaged and motivated, regardless of their work environment. Which, seems, well,… obvious. It’s just that getting things right when it comes…
Hybrid arrangements are fast becoming the “new-normal.” Well, at least for companies that have the ability to work remotely. Still, developing an effective hybrid strategy remains a major struggle for business leaders. A recent Gallup survey interviewed 8,000+ remote-capable employees to understand what hybrid teams think of this new arrangement post-COVID lockdowns. Participants reported the…
Recently, Microsoft began introducing its generative AI tool, Copilot, into each of the Microsoft Power Platform’s components, and we’re breaking down each introduction in this series of Copilot for Power Platform posts. Microsoft Power Apps is a suite of low-code and no-code development tools that allows you to create custom business applications and automate workflows.…
While there’s a ton of overlap in terms of IT requirements, hybrid environments are way more complicated than their fully-remote counterparts. According to EY, hybrid work has major implications on network design. It’s not just about moving business operations into the cloud, then deciding how many working hours should be spent in the office vs.…
Why Mentorship is Important for Women in Technology? Networking and mentoring for women in technology is so important. Successful networking goes beyond just connecting with lots of people: it’s about building a community to share ideas, help solve problems, and to create opportunities for one another. Likewise mentoring can foster the empowerment and resilience needed…
Where Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations tackles, well, finance and operations, Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, or D365 CE, extends the core platform – bringing that same data-driven precision and baked-in AI to all “people-centric” parts of the business. D365 CE is a collection of interoperable data management and CRM apps used to manage customer relationships,…
