A daily newsletter about automation and eliminating friction.
Get rid of the Product Owner! It's a term introduced with Scrum, but it is creating more confusion than making things clear. New people to Scrum, have no clue what it means. Even when explained and shown, it's still not clear to them. First, it's an exceedingly...
Dynamics 365 Sales added Email Validation on Leads. A small feature that I almost missed. But it comes with great power. It analyzes the primary email address in lead records to identify the ones that can't receive email. It looks for the following issues: ✅ Incorrect...
I use Kanban instead of Scrum. Much simpler. By removing two main things from Scrum we have Kanban: ❌ Sprints❌ Tasks When you have Continuous Delivery working then you can release anytime. With Continuous Deployment you are releasing every change. You don't need the...
I am starting to hate Scrum. 8 years ago, I started with Scrum, and I was a fan. It removed friction of writing down everything before implementing and it gave the team way of saying no to too much work. Now it's become a project methodology for managers to control...
I use JetBrains Rider instead of Visual Studio for development. Why? It's all about the User Experience (UX). It removes friction in places I didn't know I needed it. 💡An example: You got a bug, and you retrieved a stacktrace from your logging or from the Customer....
What could be the lowest entry point to start with Power Pages? Suppose that I am not sure yet about Power Pages, what would be a good starting point to see if it's a good fit? In my mind this would be creating one single page in Power Pages. This page externalizes...
What's one thing I wish I'd have figured out earlier in my career? Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room. You'll learn a lot more that way! And if you are really the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.
In search of an email marketing automation tool? Two questions to ask before getting a subscription. ❓Is there any commitment involved? Some platforms ask you to sign up and pay for an entire year in advance (usually at a larger discount). You'll save a few bucks up...
I thought the marketing space would be the growth area for Power Pages. Often companies start looking for a product when they need a: landing page, often with some sign-up registration allow contacts to edit their profile and newsletter subscriptions Power Pages would...
Power Pages is getting better and better.
But then I looked at the pricing page.
Who is the target market for this product?
Complexity kills the life of software projects and developers. Complex solutions are hard to maintain. Hard to explain to your successor. Complex code is hard to build and deploy. Hard to upgrade and to refactor. Complex business requirements are difficult to build in...
I got ill recently, and I thought I didn't need rest. But you're not paid for your stamina. You're paid to make good decisions. If you're working today, make sure it's because you have the energy for it. If you need to take a rest, power down, and spend today on...
Power Platform Advisor
Microsoft Power Platform Advisor with over 25 years of experience in IT with a focus on (marketing) automation and integration.
Helping organizations with scaling their business by automating processes on the Power Platform (Dynamics 365).
Expert in Power Platform, Dynamics 365 (Marketing & Sales) and Azure Integration Services. Giving advice and strategy consultancy.
Services:
– Strategy and tactics advise
– Automating and integrating
A daily newsletter on automation and eliminating friction