Microsoft Dynamics 365

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a cloud-based software platform that transform traditional customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP), to assist businesses optimise and grow by providing contextual insights using artificial intelligence. These insights help improve sales conversion and win rates while keeping customer relationships on track.

Due to its modular approach to licensing Microsoft Dynamics 365 grows with your business by allowing functionality to be turned on when it’s needed.

It features specific integrated apps that enable internal staff full visibility across departments to better service your customers. The apps available from Dynamics 365 include sales, customer service, operations, field service, project service automation, finance, and marketing.

These apps can be configured to handle complex business workflows or be scaled back to deliver a simple solution to businesses looking for a quick start CRM system.

What modules are available within Microsoft Dynamics 365?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 contains the following apps (or modules): Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Field Service, Project Service Automation, Finance, and Marketing. These apps can be turned on by purchasing the relevant app license per user (or device).

Dynamics 365 Sales enables salespeople to build strong relationships with their customers, take actions based on insights, and close sales faster. This module allows you to keep track of your contacts, accounts, and manage the sales process from lead acquisition/opportunities to the close of the sale. You can further drill down to target specific customers with marketing lists and campaigns. 

Some powerful benefits to Dynamics Sales include: 

  • The ability to manage customers when on the go wherever you are on any device (PC, tablet, phone, Mac)
  •  Find and store all activities against records such as phone calls, emails, appointments and so on
  •  Use the Artificial Intelligence powered Relationship Assistant to get insights relating to things you are working on.

The customer service module is built to help make your interaction with customers as smooth as possible by offering a number of channels:

  • Track customers through cases,
  • Share knowledge base articles, 
  • Use queues to automate email processing/case creation to manage internally 
  • Utilise Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Offer customers service packages through entitlements 

The out of box role-based interactive dashboards and data visualisations make it easy for your organisation to make informed proactive customer service decisions. Some powerful benefits to Dynamics Sales include: 

  • The ability to manage customers when on the go wherever you are on any device (PC, tablet, phone, Mac) 
  • Find and store all activities against records such as phone calls, emails, appointments and so on 
  • Use the Artificial Intelligence powered Relationship Assistant to get insights relating to things you are working on.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service module offers a full end to end field service solution which includes:

  • Work Order Management
  • Scheduling and dispatch tools – to optimise customer service routing
  • Time tracking – to track resource usage by time
  • Preventative Maintenance – allowing generation of maintenance appointments
  • Asset management – to keep track of customer equipment
  • Internet of Things (IoT) Integration

In addition the module offers a modern customer portal which provides a way for customers to see up-coming appointments, open and completed cases, real-time location of field technicians, arrival times and automatic text / phone calls at each step of the process

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing is aimed to help you turn prospects into business relationships. This module integrates seamlessly into Dynamics Sales and offers a number of key benefits to boost your marketing strategy.

Its multi-channel marketing capabilities include:

  • Email Marketing
  • Web landing pages
  • Event Management
  • Telemarketing
  • SMS
  • LinkedIn integration

Reach more customers through surveys building them using easy to use tools, gather feedback to gain further understanding of your customers needs.

The module can prioritize leads and opportunities with scores and then automatically route these to the relevant internal staff to work on further.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides is a mixed-reality application for Microsoft HoloLens 2 that helps operators learn during the flow of work by providing holographic instructions when and where they’re needed.

These instruction cards are placed in the physical environment where the work is to be done and can include images, videos and 3D holographic models.

Interactions in Dynamics 365 Guides are recorded and reports can be extracted on certain key metrics such as:

  • Duration of entire guide for user
  • Duration spent at each step/part of the whole guide
  • Completion statistics

The above statistics can enable administrator users to iron out bits and pieces of their guides to better help on site operators for current and future guides

Empower technicians and experts to collaborate efficiently.

Dynamics 365 Remote Assist empowers technicians and experts to collaborate efficiently even if individuals are located in different geographies. This is an all-in-one solution that can run on mobile devices, PCs, the Hololens and the Hololens 2 devices.

Dynamics 365 Remote assist enables remote users to be on site virtually without actually being onsite. They can view what the on-site staff see via their HoloLens 2 or mobile device, and can draw out key areas/anchors of items which the on site staff can see instantly via their devices.

Rather than communicating complex instructions via an audio call, this enables experts to directly show the onsite staff where to focus their efforts via live drawings, and the awesome thing is that the experts can be anywhere in the world!

What are the benefits of Dynamics 365?

  • Dynamics 365 fully integrates with other Microsoft products. This integrations help businesses to jump from Dynamics 365 to Microsoft Outlook for communicating and to SharePoint for documentation, as well as to Power BI for data analytics.
  • Since Dynamics 365 is cloud-based, you can use it when you want, where you want to, and on whichever device you choose to. Employees can easily access their Dynamics 365 apps from Outlook, a web browser or any mobile device.
  •  Dynamics 365 features a variety of modules and built-in workflow tools you can use to automate tasks across sales, marketing, customer service, field service and project service. 
  •  Enjoy the peace of mind with top-level cyber security offered via the Microsoft infrastructure system wide.
  • Need a lot of customisations? Dynamics 365 is fully customisable, once done it will be a tailored software for your unique business needs.

What we can do for you?

Customisation

We work with you to build a full fledged CRM system specific to your businesses needs, starting from setup all the way through to handover ready for use by your team. 

Integration

Dynamics 365 can be integrated into custom web and mobile apps such as customer portals, education websites,  and more!

Data Migration

We’ve developed migration programs that can move you from on-premise CRM environments to the cloud, or between cloud environments. We also are experts in moving you from different systems into Dynamics 365.

Support

Ever changing needs? We’re here to support you whenever you need us.

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