Is your ERP platform ready for the Digital Future? In today’s fast paced and ever changing world, competitive companies stay informed and up to date on all new technologies. This includes ERP which is the backbone of business. Should you move to the cloud? Are you moving fast enough to stay ahead of the competition? What are the best platforms? During this live webinar you will learn from ERP experts from both Avanade and Microsoft how you can transform your organization with Dynamics 365 for Operations as your digital business platform.

1. Digital Transformation with
Dynamics 365 for Operations
March 28th, 2017
Watch recording of webinar: https://youtu.be/sE4v6zAZGPs

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Introductions
Bernd Weidenmueller
Bernd Weidenmueller is an Avanade Executive and the Europe Lead for the Avanade
ERP practice. Bernd joined Avanade in 2010 and has more than 18 years of experience in
the ERP industry. Prior to Avanade, Bernd worked at Accenture for 10 years as a director
in Accenture’s BPO organization. In this capacity he was responsible for ERP technology
on Accenture’s BPO programs as well as for the Accenture BPO relationship with SAP.
Prior to Accenture, Bernd worked for Hewlett Packard’s OpenView Software Division.
b.weidenmueller@avanade.com

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Avanade – Enabled by a powerful alliance

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Avanade at a Glance
People
More than 29,000+
professionals
More than 70 locations
in 20 countries
A 7 country global
delivery network with
more than 15,000
dedicated people
Growth
Jointly owned by Accenture
and Microsoft
More than $2 billion in
revenue
20%+ average yearly
growth since our inception
in 2000
Clients
Trusted advisor to more than
800 current clients across
all industries
4,000 clients served
world-wide since 2000
43% Global 500 companies
as clients
Realized average of 97%
client satisfaction
Certifications
24,000+ Microsoft
certifications held by Avanade
consultants
Participation in more than
20 Microsoft early adopter
programs in the last 5 years
24 Most Valuable
Professionals (MVPs)
21 Gold Partner Certifications
#1 Leader in Dynamics 365 for
Operations certifications

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MicrosoftAvanade
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for OperationsAvanade
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations
is a strong leader in the Nucleus Research
ERP Value Matrix for 2H 2016
Avanade is the IDC MarketScape
Microsoft Enterprise Applications
Services Worldwide Leader for 2015
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for OperationsAvanade
Competitive Position
Avanade and Microsoft

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What is digital transformation?
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• “Digital transformation is the reinvention of an organization through the use of digital technology to
improve the way it performs and serves its constituents.”
• “In a more business-related aspect, digital transformation refers to how a company has or is transforming
its core business processes using digital technology in order to gain competitive advantage and gain
differentiation in its market segment.
• It refers to the streamlining of business process through digital computer applications and hardware to
achieve collaboration and interaction between its partners as well as provide greater customer
value.

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An unprecedented rate of change
Average lifespan of a company on the S&P 500
: Yale Professor Richard Forster

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Digital disruption is the new norm
91%
86%
25%
of executives believe that by 2020 their
organization’s workforce will need to
change substantially as smart
technologies become more widely used
of the executives anticipate that the pace
of technology change will increase
rapidly or at an unprecedented rate in
their industry over the next three years
of the world’s economy will be
digital by 2020
Source: Avanade Research 2016, Gartner Research 2016
“As things digitize, they enter a period of deceptive growth, and
then disruptive growth.”
--Peter Diamandis, Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

10. +50 BILLION
CONNECTED DEVICES
ARE EXPECTED BY 2020
SOON, THERE WILL BE
AN APP FOR
EVERYTHING…
…A PLATFORM FOR
EVERYTHING
DATA WILL BE KING
Why Digital Transformation?

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Most companies are built around functional silos
and not optimized to focus on product and
experience
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However, many companies are not prepared
Among the most common challenges are
attracting and retaining digital talent, matching
the speed of change in the market, as well as
funding and organizing for digital
In recent years, demands for new digital
capabillities demands have been shifting
towards the back-end infrastructure
Digital product management is often the most
difficult area to succeed in – but also (arguably)
the most important

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ERP-specific challenges
System of record vs. System of intelligence
Off-system data processing
periodic data uploads
OT vs IT
Distrust in data quality
Manual decision processes
Not one single source of truth
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“You can’t be Digital on the outside,
if your not Digital in the inside”

13. Game Changing ERP
Microsoft Dynamics 365
for Operations
Increase the Speed of Doing Business
“This is not a lift and shift of Dynamics.
This is a complete re-architecting of
Dynamics to be a cloud-first Azure service.”
MIKE EHRENBERG
TECHNICAL FELLOW, MICROSOFT
The Power of
Microsoft Cloud
Make Decisions Quicker
Transform Fast
Grow at Your Pace
Lifecycle
Services
Retail
Procurement
Supply chain mgt.
Production
Finance
HR
Extensions
Integration Platform
Big Data
IoT
ML
In-memory
Power BI
Modern UI
Any device

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Introductions
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Lachlan Cash
Lachlan currently works as a Principal Architect for the Dynamics R&D Team providing
technical and solution architectural guidance for the largest and most strategic global
Dynamics implementations. Lachlan has worked in the Microsoft Dynamics Product
Development and R&D Teams for 16 years. Prior to Microsoft, Lachlan worked in
software development, implementation and support for companies focused on
providing solutions for Food Processing, Consumer Products, Supply Chain and
Distribution, Shipping and Payroll.

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19. Appendix

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Cloud Your Way
Public Cloud, On Premises, Hybrid Cloud
Promise of ‘Cloud Your Way’
Avanade and Microsoft are committed to
delivering a solution that supports a ‘cloud your
way’ strategy – for both companies that want a
pure cloud ERP system – to those that want a
hybrid cloud strategy where they run their ERP
system in their own data centers complemented
with cloud services.
The Best of
Public & Private Cloud
The Best of
Cloud & On-Premises
Hybrid
Cloud
On Premises
Mission Critical Processes
From Your Data Center

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Avanade ERP Services
ERP Industry Solutions
Retail Services Manufacturing Utilities
Fashion /
Specialty
Grocery /
C Store
Quick
Service /
Casual
Dining
Architecture,
Engineering
&
Construction
Not for
Profit
Professiona
l
/ Financial
Services
Consumer
Products
Industrial
Products
Gas and
Electricity
ERP Consulting Services
Advisory Services Implementation Services Improvement Services Managed Services
Capability Assessment Value Engineering
& Business Case
Business Process
Model Alignment &
Development
Strategic Alignment &
Roadmap Planning
Project Management Configuration,
Development, & Testing
Global Localization &
Deployment
Change Enablement
Assessment and
Transition
Stabilization
Services
Capability Expansion Upgrade
Maturity
Assessment
Service
Management
Application
Management
Infrastructure
Management
Emerging
Distribution
Heating
and
Cooling
Electronics
Food
and
Beverage
Consumer
Goods