First and foremost, my thanks go to my colleague and co-author, Chris Liley. Without him, this book would not have been possible.

I have had the special privilege to work and learn under Andy Vabulas, Dwight Specht, and Clinton Weldon while at I.B.I.S., Inc. All three of them have mentored me and provided me many of the opportunities that enabled the creation of this book.

I am especially grateful for my colleagues at I.B.I.S., Inc., including Tan Le, Mark Polino, Abby Moore, and others. All have left an indelible impression on me.

Along with being exceptional colleagues at I.B.I.S., our technical reviewers Christina Belding and Amy Walsh deserve the highest praise for stepping forward to help Chris and I complete this project.

Special thanks is reserved for Kerry George, Maitreya Bhakal, Leena Purkait, and the rest of the Packt Publishing team for guiding us every step of the way in producing our first publication.

And last, but certainly not least, this book would not be possible without the loving support and patience of my wife, Mary Kathleen, whose encouragement helped me through many late night sessions with the more challenging chapters of this book!

Chris Liley is a Principal Consultant with I.B.I.S., Inc.; a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner based in Norcross, GA, and is a Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional for Dynamics GP. He is a graduate of Georgia State University with a B.B.A in Accounting and has worked with the Dynamics GP product since 2001. Chris has also previously participated in the Dynamics Partner Advisory Board.

Chris' experience ranges from financial analysis, software implementation, data conversions and integrations to designing and developing customizations in both the functional and technical area of consulting for Dynamics GP.

In addition, Chris has extensive experience in designing Business Intelligence solutions and has assisted numerous clients in analyzing their business plans with these solutions.