Microsoft Dynamics 365 Roadmap Site – a Helpful Perspective
Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM tools are constantly changing and evolving. So much so that it can be hard to keep up with them all.
Luckily, you can keep up with what new features, functionalities, and tools are available to you and your team through the Dynamics 365 Roadmap. In addition to keeping track of Wave 1 and 2 releases and the timelines for features, the roadmap page gives you a holistic view of what is available right now and what you can keep an eye on for the future.
Whether you are already using Dynamics 365 CRM or ERP tools or are thinking of transitioning from a legacy system, the roadmap site will keep your organization current. In this blog, we will give you insights into how you can navigate the roadmap site to make it work for your team, and even potentially suggest features of your own that Microsoft may work into future releases.
How You Can Use the Dynamics 365 Roadmap Site
The new roadmap site is https://releaseplans.microsoft.com/en-US/ - it should be easy to remember the URL.
Dynamics 365 Roadmap website
What's Included in the Dynamics 365 Roadmap Site
Here's a little primer on how you and your team can use the site to stay on top of new features and innovations:
- Top bar - The top/middle section of the site has three options - What's New, In Development and Previously Released
- What's New - This highlights the functionality that has become available as of the latest release of the product.
- In Development - This list the features that are coming in future releases. You'll no doubt wonder when exactly these features will come out, but the site doesn't tell you that. You would presume these are the elements that are going to release in the next major update.
- Previously Released - This is currently blank on the Dynamics Roadmap page but this would typically include features that had come out prior to the latest update.
- Editions - On the left side you can see two Edition options
- Enterprise - This includes the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition which includes Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Project Service Automation and Operations applications (the products formerly known as CRM and AX)
- Business - This includes the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Edition which will include Sales and Customer Service but currently just includes Dynamics 365 for Financials (SaaS version of NAV)
- Applications - This can be used to filter the feature list by the available applications
- Ideas page - This community-driven platform allows you to submit suggestions and view other user ideas that help shape the future of D365 applications. Here is how it works:
- Idea submission - Users can propose enhancements or new features for various Dynamics 365 products, including Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Business Central.
- Voting system - Each idea can be voted on by the community. Ideas with enough votes (typically 10 or more) move from “New” to “Under Review,” increasing their chances of being implemented.
- Status tracking - Ideas are tagged with statuses like Needs Votes, Under Review, Planned, Completed, or Declined, so contributors can follow their progress.
- Discussion and feedback - Users can comment on ideas to provide additional context or support, fostering collaboration and refinement.
Each feature write-up includes a title and summary of the feature with some detail about how it works and a list of the applications to which it corresponds. The roadmap page isn't a comprehensive link page that will take you to additional detail about each feature.
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