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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement

By : Mahender Pal
Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement

By: Mahender Pal

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement (CE) is one of the leading customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that help companies to effectively communicate with their customers and allows them to transform their marketing strategies. Complete with detailed explanations of the essential concepts and practical examples, this book will guide you through the entire life cycle of implementing Dynamics 365 CE for your organization or clients, and will help you avoid common pitfalls while increasing efficiency at every stage of the project. Starting with the foundational concepts, the book will gradually introduce you to Microsoft Dynamics 365 features, plans, and products. You’ll learn various implementation strategies and requirement gathering techniques, and then design the application architecture by converting your requirements into technical and functional designs. As you advance, you’ll learn how to configure your CRM system to meet your organizational needs, customize Dynamics 365 CE, and extend its capabilities by writing client-side and server-side code. Finally, you’ll integrate Dynamics 365 CE with other applications and explore its business intelligence capabilities. By the end of this Microsoft Dynamics 365 book, you’ll have gained an in-depth understanding of all the key components necessary for successful Dynamics 365 CE implementation.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Post-go-live support

Once a Dynamics 365 CE implementation or upgrade is done, the post-go-live support phase starts. Every Dynamics 365 CE implementation partner company provides post-go-live support for a period of between 2 to 6 months. Sometimes, post-go-live support plays a critical role in selecting a Dynamics 365 CE implementation partner. Normally, while discussing the project plan, the project's go-live support duration is also included in the project timelines. As part of the post-go-live support, the project implementation team addresses any implementation issues instead of making new changes.

A post-go-live support contract can be implemented using different models. Sometimes, post-go-live support is handled by new vendors. These support vendors can be partnered with the implementation team or the customer directly. Customers can receive support from their partners...