Why hourly billing isn't working anymore. It hates productivity. There is no incentive to improve it. Suppose we define increasing productivity: fewer hours for the same result. So, what would...
Hourly billing hates Productivity
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Listening accomplishes more than speaking
Listening accomplishes more than speaking I see people falling into the same trap every time. I still even fall for it sometimes. They start talking when they should listen. ❌ When introducing your...
Focus on what actually matters
I drink at least 4 cups of coffee☕I'll watch a lot of YouTube and Netflix 🍿I am still working on my procrastination ⌛I wake up late 🛌I’m not taking any breaks 🧟I don't exercise a lot 🏋️And sometimes...
Improving the Form Switcher
In Microsoft Dynamics 365, Model Driven Apps in the Power Platform, you can create multiple main forms for the same table or TOFKAE (The Object Formally Known As Entity). When to use multiple forms...
Refactorings I always do in JavaScript
In the past 10 years I have updated a lot of JavaScript in Dynamics 365 CRM. These are the 5 refactorings I always do: ✅ Adding executionContext to functions;Passing the executionContext is the new...
Removing DefaultCommandLibrary
💡Tip: Is DefaultCommandLibrary blocking your deployments? Last week we had an issue deploying, because suddenly we had a dependency on a component library called DefaultCommandLibrary. Our quick fix...
Job-hopping: Don’t
Yesterday I posted about the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. How? By switching jobs! Sad but true. I explained about when you should do it and the benefits when you switch jobs:...
Job-hopping: Do it
This might be the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. I hired people, did salary negotiation, gave yearly pay raises, but I never give them my best advice to raise their salary. Switch...
Javascript async/await in Dynamics 365
Why isn’t targeting ES5 in JavaScript working anymore in Dynamics 365 / Power Platform. I see a lot of Dynamics 365 still targeting ES5 (or ES6) in JavaScript and missing out on some new features....
The most crucial factors for project managers
🌞Fun fact The most crucial factors for project managers to measure developers are: ✅ Working software ✅ Completed tasks ✅ Code readability The most crucial factors of failure for project managers...
Email Plus addressing in microsoft 365
💡 Tip: Unlimited (test) email addresses in Microsoft 365 Email Plus addressing, also known as plus sign (+) trick, is popularized by Gmail. Microsoft 365 has this since 2020 but enabled by...
In-app notifications in Power Apps
I rambled a couple of times about how I like the new in-app notification feature in Power Apps / Dynamics 365. Why? It looks like a small feature, but this is a tremendous change in user experience....
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.