What Color is Your Status Report?
Nearly everyone in the IT world or project management world uses the stoplight colors to report status on a project - Green = good, Yellow = at risk, Red = off track. It's a great way to report to...
Exploring the Who, What, When of Conference Room Pilots
I'll first start by saying this article addresses the mid-implementation conference room pilot. Many people talk about a conference room pilot as an activity in the sales cycle where you try before you buy. We tend not to do that...
The Value of a Centralized System that Combines both CRM and ERP
We recently polled a group of individuals (both consultants and clients) on why they use, or think people use, a Customer Relationship Management system such as Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement. The results were varied. Some people implement CRM to...
How to Set Up a Successful IT Team at Your Small Company
I recently published far too many words about what an IT team should look like for a large organization - but what if you can't afford an IT army? If you run a 50-person company, you are wondering how many...
All Mainstream Support for Dynamics AX Ending 2021
Mainstream support for Dynamics AX is nearly its final end-date and current AX users should start planning their transition from AX to Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. Each version of Dynamics AX is supported by Microsoft for five years in...
What Your IT Team Should Look Like
I'm sure you've seen the headline somewhere over the past few years "Every Company is a Technology Company" or something very similar. I am certainly a believer. There can be lots of things within your business that don't require technology...
Stoneridge Software 2018 Reflections
Stoneridge Software had an amazing year in 2018 and we want to publicly thank our clients and partners for the opportunity to work with you over the past year. The landscape of the company may have changed in 2018, but...
Deciphering Pricing for the Dynamics 365 Marketing App
The highly anticipated Dynamics 365 Marketing App is coming out of preview into the real world on April 2. Pricing isn't listed on Microsoft's website yet but it's out and it's a lot different than other functionality in Dynamics 365....
Five Progressive Steps to Transformational Leadership
Becoming a true, transformational leader is a process, an evolution — it's not something you do overnight. It takes a progression of steps to be the kind of leader and decision maker who can inspire your team and maximize your...
Microsoft Dynamics AX Support Timelines
Since the release of Microsoft Dynamics 365, there have been a lot of rumors around when Microsoft support for Dynamics AX 2009 and Dynamics AX 2012 will end. Microsoft Dynamics AX support timelines actually remain unchanged. Microsoft keeps the lifecycle information on...