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AXUG Southwest Regional Chapter Meeting (February 2010)
The Southwest Regional Chapter of AXUG will meet on February 1st at Schuck and Sons Construction located in Glendale, AZ(see complete address below). EnVista will be sponsoring this meeting and will be presenting on the Best Practices for an Implementation or Upgrade! Be sure to be a part of this great event which will allow you to network with other AX Users in your area!
Please note that event registration is in EST. please adjust on your calendars accordingly.
Meeting Date and Time: Monday, February 1st, 2010 from 10a to 3p MST.
Audience:
All AX users are welcome to attend; regardless of whether or not they have joined AXUG. Partners are welcome to attend provided they are members of the AXUG Partner Program and agree to uphold the Partner Code of Conduct. Given that the objective of Regional Chapters is to exchange knowledge and Dynamics AX experience, Partner personnel should possess deep Dynamics expertise and refrain from sales activities.
Agenda:
10:00a Welcome and Introductions
10:30a EnVista Presentation
"How to get the most from your Microsoft Dynamics AX consulting partner - best practices for implementation". See details below.
12:00p Lunch
1:00p Open Discussion/Roundtable
2:30p Future Meeting Topics and Planning
3:00p Meeting Adjourned
Presentation Details:
- When should my team members be doing what things rather than the external consultants? What’s the ideal proportion of internal vs. external resource?
- Does this change during implementation?
- Who delivers what training, when?
- Who should create what deliverables (e.g. project plan, test scripts, user documentation), when?
- What should my Project Manager be responsible for?
- What should my consulting partner’s Project Manager be responsible for?
- What’s the best way of controlling and approving customizations?
- How do I manage scope vs. duration vs. cost/resources?
- Should my contract be fixed or time and materials?
- Do I need in-house development expertise? How much?
- Will I need a larger or smaller IT department afterwards?
- How does the size of my business and pre-AX capability change any of this?
- When should I turn to Microsoft directly?
- Should I use Microsoft Dynamics SureStep?
- Should I leverage the Rapid Configuration Tool?
- How far should I take WorkFlow in phase 1?
- What’s different when I’m upgrading rather than going live for the first time?
- How should I use outside consultants after go-live?
About AXUG Regional Chapters:
Regional Chapters enhance your membership in AXUG by offering face-to-face interaction and knowledge-sharing with other Microsoft Dynamics AX users in your region. By having meetings centrally located within your region, users from all job roles and levels in your company can participate by only driving a short distance. All job roles are welcome:
• Accounting and Finance
• Manufacturing
• Customer Service/Sales
• Information Technology
Join us so you can optimize the functionality, flexibility, performance and return on investment offered by AX—and get better results from your AX implementation back home.
Event Type
Regional Chapter
Location Details
Schuck and Sons Construction
8205 N 67th Ave
Glendale
AZ
United States
85302
Registration Costs
Basic Membership Cost: $10.00
Premium Membership Cost: FREE
Schedule
Speakers
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Nigel is a partner at enVista enterprise solutions, responsible for all services delivery. He has been implementing ERP solutions since 1978. Almost all went live successfully, some were stellar, and some not so stellar. He has learned as many lessons as he has taught. His first success was IBM MAPICS go live in 1980, in England, leading the project and heading IT. For 18 years he implemented ERP solutions as an employee, generally leading the implementation from either Materials management or IT. Since 1996 he consulted with a much larger number of clients, working for PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and (briefly) Oracle. Since 2005 he has exclusively consulted with clients implementing Dynamics AX (3.0, 4.0, 4.0 Lean and AX2009) and is considered an expert for Dynamics AX Manufacturing, with special focus on Product Builder and Lean Manufacturing. Nigel’s goal, in this short presentation, is to share some lessons learnt and insights to improve your chances of success and, in particular, how best to work with outside consultants.
If you wish to contact Nigel before or after the event, please email him directly at ncox@envistacorp.com.
Sponsors
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 enVista is the leading enterprise cost management services provider, offering expert consulting and technology services from source to consumption. enVista enables leading companies to reduce operating costs, improve customer service and enhance profitability through innovative solutions and deep domain expertise across a multitude of industries and vertical markets.
enVista services include:
• Supply Chain Consulting
• ERP Consulting
• CRM Consulting
• Transportation Consulting
• Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation & Consulting
Avoid, Reduce and Contain Costs Enterprise-wide
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These capabilities enable us to cut costs and streamline processes across the entire enterprise, providing
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