MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365: A NEW WAY TO ERP

October 20, 2020 WELCOME

 Introduction  This webinar is being  Current Business Climate and ERP recorded.

Dynamics D365  CPE credit is not  Case Studies available for this webinar  Best Practices and Next Steps

2 With You Today

NASH SIMEUNOVIC Director of Enterprise Applications BDO Digital [email protected] 630-560-4484

ALI AKSUT Worldwide Dynamics 365 Supply Chain & Manufacturing Lead Microsoft [email protected]

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4 BDO Global Reach

National Presence

5 PEOPLE BDO/Microsoft Partnership in Professional delivering North America 200+ ERP services BDO IS A MICROSOFT GOLD PARTNER MANAGED SERVICES

16 COMPETENCIES Cloud tenants Cloudactively tenants managed 400+actively managed  Dynamics Inner Circle Member BUSINESS APPLICATIONS  US Central Region Partner Of The Year ERP/CRM clients  Canadian Microsoft Dynamics Partner of The Year with active 500+ license plans  Microsoft Tier#1 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)

 Outsourcing Microsoft Partnership for Accounting MORE THAN Services Of BDO’s ERP projects use multi-discipline teams 6 80% CURRENT BUSINESS CLIMATE AND ERP

7 PANDEMIC/ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OVERLAY Effects of the Curve

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8 *REFENCE: RESILIENCE THROUGH RECESSION: A FRAMEWORK Path Forward

ACTIONS MATTER No matter what shape the recession takes, organizations that can shift quickly from a defensive to an offensive posture will outperform their peers. The deeper the recession, the greater the competitive gap grows.

PERSEVERE MAINTAIN RECOVER THRIVE

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9 RESILIENCE THROUGH RECESSION: A FRAMEWORK Digital Transformation Value Drivers

Boosting Bolstering Improving Driving Operational Resilience Customer Revenue Efficiencies Experience

10 Current State of ERP Applications

Key Concepts:  Monolithic vs. Microservices  ERP Tiers  Cloud First, Mobile First World  Power User aka. Citizen Developer Role

Strategic impact on ERP:  Internet of Things  Artificial Intelligence  Virtual/Mixed/Augmented Reality  Big Data  Blockchain

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12 Our approach for supply chain resiliency

Enhance supply Build agile planning Maximize asset uptime Workforce chain visibility and distribution processes and efficiency optimization

Improve end-to-end visibility of your Consistently deliver products on time Reduce costly downtime Enable better business decision-making supply chain Ensure business continuity Reduce store operations cost Enhance operations with intelligent tools and Improve demand planning applications Improve merchandise planning Deliver cross-channel inventory visibility Drive collaboration and improve productivity Reduce cost of demand fulfillment Ensure you have the right people, in the right roles, and optimize resource utilization

Technology unification Building business continuity Unified & Intelligent through intelligent, Systems unified systems Impact of resilient supply chain

Increase productivity

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Resilient supply chain impact due to enhanced visibility - Mckinsey Microsoft Dynamics for manufacturing

Sales Engagement Direct-to- B2B Consumer Ecommerce

Receive & Pay

Configure- Maintain Price-Quote

Recycle

Service Demand & Supply Planning Warehousing & Transportation Supply Inventory Chain Visibility

Asset Management Trade & Maintenance Agreements

Manufacturing Order Management Data Dynamics 365 Packages Supply Chain Management Training Libraries Power BI

Power Apps Field Test Plans Service IoT intelligence Asset Management (Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Power Management) Automate

Power Virtual Agent

Remote Guides ISV Apps Assist

Business Processes Configuration Composite architecture offers two key advantages HOW TO USE LIVE Q&A

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19 CASE STUDIES

20 21 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management Solution CASE STUDY

The client, a Fortune 200 subsidiary serving building component industry, had started moving to a new Dynamics 365 ERP solution in the US – but experienced a number of issues during the implementation preventing the company from finishing the implementation. The manufacturer started using the new ERP solution and run into multiple issues with the accounting and operations processes in the US. As a result, Canada operations had to stay on the outdated system due to SITUATION delays and budget overruns.

BDO’s team led implementation of the Dynamics 365 solution for the client’s Canada operations, while helping the existing US users become more knowledgeable about the software solution. BDO practitioners used well established project management methodology which enabled transparency and continuous progress. BDO’s expertise in accounting practices and tax laws in the US and Canada helped the client fully utilize available system functionality without SOLUTION additional customizations. End results is a single system in use across North America, delivered above the expectations.

Today, the client is able to seamlessly and securely utilize the same system in their US and Canada locations. They have expedited both monthly and quarter-end processes, saving time and money. In addition, successful delivery of the implementation enabled client’s leadership to continue expanding the footprint of the Dynamics 365 solution by BENEFITS implementing warehouse management and project accounting functionalities.

22 BEST PRACTICES AND NEXT STEPS

23 Lessons Learned FAILURE IS NECESSARY TO INNOVATION - WITHIN REASON.

An unsalvageable digital initiative is costly and can put a damper on appetite for future digital transformation efforts. When asked Where does it all fall apart? Among the 91 executives who why digital initiatives fail at their organization, senior executives experienced failure in the last year, the vast majority (82%) most frequently cited a lack of the necessary skills, emphasizing reported the initiatives never managed to get off the ground. the importance of a formal approach to change management and Only 18% of unsuccessful initiatives failed after they had digital upskilling. already been launched across the firm.

TOP REASONS FOR FAILURE:

41% 40% 33% 30% 28% 28%

Lack of Skills or Interoperability Underinvestment/ Employee Poor Communication Lack of Leadership Efficient Training with Legacy Tech Under-Prioritization Pushback or Project or Vision Management

24 What Will Your Next KEY ROLES initiative Be Like? PROJECT LEADERS VS. PROJECT COORDINATORS

FUNCTIONAL SOLUTION ARCHITECT Industry and Solution Expert  Functional Consultants/BAs – Financials, Supply Chain, Mfg.…  Likely 4-12 months per Go-live  Collect Requirements  System Configuration  Deployment Methodology –  Write Functional Design Documents Agile, Waterfall, most often  Train Users in between TECHNICAL SOLUTION ARCHITECT Technology Expert  Technical Consultants: Developers, QAs, IT Admins  Develop and Test Enhancements, Integrations  Handle Security  Maintain Environments: Deploy, Refresh, Upgrade  Data Migration

25 Best Practices

Training Enablement and Testing and Adoption

BUSINESS

Industry APPS Core System Best Practices PROJECTS Configuration

Data Extensions Readiness and Add-Ons

26 MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 QUICKSTART

Build and maintain relationships with your customers

BDO Digital’s Dynamics 365 QuickStart is an assessment and Proof-of-Concept designed to help you meet today’s challenges by bringing your customers and business together with the next generation of CRM and ERP applications.

Consultation Plan Report

Meet with key stakeholders to Define success criteria for Deliver customized RESULT review current business proof-of-concept and align Microsoft Dynamics 365 Adopting the right business application application tools and right-fit tools and Report and Proof-of- tools and strategy will empower your processes, identify business enablement plan to your Concept and suggested team to strengthen prospect goals and challenges specific needs next steps relationships, enhance customer loyalty, and increase revenue. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

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28 Q & A

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