AXUG DayONE 2012 - Sunday, March 18
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Opening General Session – 1:30-3:00pm
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1:30 - 3:00
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AXUG Opening General Session
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Join fellow Dynamics AX users and AXUG members for a fast-paced preview of all the exciting AXUG activities planned for 2012, hosted by AXUG Chairperson Paul Sems of Vita-Mix, along with a keynote presentation from Microsoft Dynamics AX thought leaders. For those who are not members of the AXUG, this general session will also include a review of the great benefits AXUG membership can provide you and your company. Learn how to maximize your Dynamics AX investment by being an AXUG member!
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Break Out Session One – 3:15-4:30pm
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3:15 - 4:30
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Compare & Contrast: Sales & Marketing in Microsoft Dynamics AX vs. Microsoft Dynamics CRM
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Not sure which customer relationship management (CRM) option is right for your company? In this AXUG DayONE breakout session, we will examine both the Dynamics AX CRM module and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, both functionally and technically. We will look at related costs, usability and integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Software Architects AXUG Special Interest Group (SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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Join fellow Microsoft Dynamics AX technical gurus who share the need to better understand how development and infrastructure in Microsoft Dynamics AX can be administered and utilized to support your company's needs. Listen, learn, and share your experiences around maintaining the environment, delivering quality X++ solutions, and how best to manage the Microsoft Dynamics AX performance with your database.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Dynamics AX Support Options and
Approaches Roundtable
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Wondering what your company's options are for getting support for your Dynamics AX installation? Looking to learn from others who have implemented AX and now in a support mode? In this AXUG roundtable session, hear others share their support experiences, along with a brief review of the options out there, including Microsoft Support offerings.
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3:15 - 4:30
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How2 Session: Month End Closing in Microsoft Dynamics AX
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In this AXUG How2 session, learn the steps required to close out the period in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Come prepared to take good notes, as this session will include a checklist of steps to follow to ensure you close your books correctly in Microsoft Dynamics AX. This session will also show you have to reduce the amount of time it takes to close your books each period.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Retail AXUG Special Interest Group
(SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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Join fellow Microsoft Dynamics AX users as we listen, learn, and share our experiences related to running Microsoft Dynamics AX in a retail environment. This breakout session will include a review of the new retail functionality in Dynamics AX 2012.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Mastering Master Planning - Tips
and Tricks to Help Your Optimize Your MRP Runs
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Learn tips and tricks to help you optimize your MRP runs. In this AXUG roundtable session, listen, learn, and share experiences with others around running MRP and optimizing their production schedules. MRP doesn't need to be a three letter word, participate in this session to understand how MRP can allow your company to more effectively plan and schedule your manufacturing operations.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Microsoft Conduit - AR/AP
Settlements
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Come share your wish list with Microsoft in this AXUG Microsoft Conduit session! Microsoft Dynamics R & D staff will be on hand to hear your input. Don’t miss the opportunity to share the functionality you like and suggest ideas for enhancing the settlement function in future versions of Dynamics AX. Attendance for this session is limited to 30 people, so small group discussion can occur.
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3:15 - 4:30
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Microsoft Conduit - Dynamics AX 2012
Tool & Experiences
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Come share your wish list with Microsoft in this AXUG Microsoft Conduit session! Microsoft Dynamics R & D staff will be on hand to hear your input regarding the technical tools available with Dynamics AX 2012 and to discuss your experiences with AX 2012. Don't miss the opportunity to share your feedback and suggest ideas for enhancing future versions of Dynamics AX. Attendance for this session is limited to 30 people, so small group discussion can occur. This session is for companies that are either running Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, or in the process of implementing AX 2012.
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Break Out Session Two – 4:45-6:00pm
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4:45 - 6:00
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Managing Dynamics AX 2012 Upgrade Projects
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This AXUG session will give you tools, tips and ideas for scoping and managing your move/upgrade to Dynamics AX 2012. The session will draw on selected Microsoft Sure Step Tools and Concepts that can be used in the project planning, design and execution stage, introducing techniques for managing business process and system changes in your organization to hit the intended project objectives.
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4:45 - 6:00
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Supply Chain Management AXUG Special Interest Group (SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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Dynamics AX functionality can be used to optimize your supply chain. In this roundtable, learn the what and how behind this optimization. Included in this session will be a review of supply chain best practices and how AX supports those practices.
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4:45 - 6:00
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Manufacturing AXUG Special Interest
Group (SIG) Roundtable
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Join fellow Microsoft Dynamics AX users in the manufacturing industry as they meet as a Special Interest Group (SIG) to listen, learn, and share experiences with Dynamics AX and Manufacturing. Don’t miss the chance to network with other participants and share industry best practices in this roundtable discussion. Topics such as process, discrete, and lean manufacturing will be discussed.
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4:45 - 6:00
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Security AXUG Special Interest
Group (SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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What do you do with security once your Microsoft Dynamics AX environment goes live? Don't miss this AXUG roundtable session where best practices and approaches for managing Microsoft Dynamics AX security will be discussed. Take this opportunity to listen, learn, and share your experiences around managing security. This session is geared towards anyone who has a role in maintaining security in a production environment.
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4:45 - 6:00
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Enterprise Installations AXUG
Special Interest Group (SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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Join fellow Microsoft Dynamics AX users whose company's either have more than 100 users and/or have Microsoft Dynamics AX installed and operating in multiple locations. This AXUG SIG breakout session will discuss best practices, tip, tricks, and other important items when deploying and supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX in a large organization across multiple locations.
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4:45 - 6:00
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BI and Reporting AXUG Special
Interest Group (SIG) Roundtable Discussion
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In this exciting session, join fellow Microsoft Dynamics AX users who share the need to better understand how best to utilize Microsoft Dynamics AX reporting to meet user needs. This AXUG SIG breakout session will discuss the various approaches and techniques that users are utilizing to meet reporting requirements, including both standard Dynamics AX and SSRS approaches.
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4:45 - 6:00
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Microsoft Conduit - Content
Publishing
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Come share your wish list with Microsoft in this AXUG Microsoft Conduit session! Microsoft Content Development staff will be on hand to hear what you would like to see in changed around documentation in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Attendance for this session is limited to 30 people, so small group discussion can occur.
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