Directions 2011 Implementer Track

I100 Licensing Bootcamp
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 13
Speaker: Susanne Priess
Dynamics Licensing can often be a tangled web, difficult to understand fully. In this session, learn about Business Ready Licensing basics, including other more detailed topics such as the impact on licensing during upgrades, numbering custom objects on your own, determining the functionality of each granule so you know which granules to order, licensing in multiple database environments and how to read a NAV License to determine user count, object number ranges, etc.

I101 Get to Know Item Tracking
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Thursday, October 13
Speaker: Philippe Jacobsen
The ability to have full overview of where item tracked components or items have been consumed or shipped can be a critical tool for many businesses. This session will run through the common setup of Item Tracking and will demonstrate mechanisms such as late binding, reshuffling and the item tracing functionality.

I102 Ask the Experts
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13
Speakers: Michael Nielsen, Soren Abildgaard, Thomas Hejlsberg, and Todd Bergeson
Here's your opportunity to ask specific questions about the Microsoft Dynamics NAV product to our panel of product experts. In this session, you will meet a panel of people involved in developing the Microsoft Dynamics NAV product globally, as well as the people working with support and marketing in Microsoft US.

I103 Advanced Warehousing Configurations
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Thursday, October 13
Speakers: Gerhard Maly and Philippe Jacobsen
The Warehousing Module in NAV has a myriad of different possible configurations. Do you check Require Receive or Require Put-away or Require Pick, etc. In this session you will learn the most common and beneficial configurations to leverage the NAV Warehousing Module.

I104 NAV "7": From Local Kitting to Global Assembly
4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Thursday, October 13
Speaker: Olga T. Mulvad
The Kitting feature, which is currently only available on local pricelist, will be replaced by the global Assembly Management in NAV "7". Through the in-depth demo, get the first-hand introduction to the upcoming feature’s scope as well as discover how it compares to the local Kitting in terms of functionality and design.

I105 Application Overview of NAV "7"
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Friday, October 14
Speakers: Bardur Knudsen, Brian Nielsen, and Peter Christensen
In this session you'll get an high-level overview of the coming application feature set for NAV "7."

I106 Best Practices - NAV Implementations
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 14
Speaker: Greg Kaupp
Project Methodology is the value driver that helps your organization get the most out of its performance. The release of Sure Step has put even more light on this in the last couple of years. In this session, an experienced NAV Partner will share their best practices in the areas of requirements collection, managing client expectations, communication, task tracking, status reporting, change management, risk management, post project analysis, etc. Make sure you don't miss this session as this will also have an Agile Methodology flavor.

I107 Opportunities with Microsoft Office 365
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., Friday, October 14
Speaker: Jannik Bausager
Join this session to explore the opportunities of Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft Office 365 brings together cloud versions of our most trusted communications and collaboration products with the latest version of our desktop suite for businesses of all sizes. In this session we will also cover the opportunities with Zetadocs Express.

I108 The Value of the RIM Toolkit
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m., Friday, October 14
Speaker: Dmitry Chadayev
The RIM Toolkit has been around for several years now, but it and the concept may become even more important as one sells vertical solutions and is expected to become faster and more efficient. Learn in this session about the key components of the RIM Toolkit (Data Migration, Company Templates, Setup Questionnaires, Microsoft Project Template Schedule) and how it also fits into the world of Sure Step.

I109 The Journey to the Cloud Starts Here!
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Friday, October 14
Speaker: Jesper Raebild
What do you need to move to the cloud? Come to this session to understand the prerequisites for making the shift towards the cloud. Key words are volume, templates, and low cost of sales.

I110 Business Intelligence and Reporting in Microsoft Dynamics NAV
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Friday, October 14
Speakers: Christian Baek and Rikke Lassen
Learn about business intelligence (BI) and reporting in NAV 2009 and what’s coming in NAV "7". In defining BI and reporting for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we'll discuss business needs and how we address them today by looking at roles in the typical NAV organization. We will focus on our reporting story today and in NAV "7", check out some great capabilities around charts and KPI’s, and you will experience the great new Excel add-in for ad-hoc reporting – Jet Reports Express for Microsoft Dynamics NAV – enhancing the ad-hoc query and analysis capabilities of our NAV customers today.

I111 NAV Costing Troubleshooting and Best Practices
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15
Speaker: Olga T. Mulvad and Tom Blaisdell
Attend this deep dive session to learn the difference between the different inventory costing methods and their effect on inventory and manufacturing. Learn how to set up and relate these methods to end users for a complete understanding of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV costing system. Finally, learn how to troubleshoot common costing issues that arise during the support process.

I112 Top 10 Reported Support Issues/Resolutions
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., Saturday, October 15
Speaker: Jason Erickstad
The Microsoft Product Team has reviewed their support log and tallied the top 10 most reported support issues. Attend this session and learn what those top issues are and how they are resolved.

I113 Preparing for How to Upgrade to NAV "7"
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 15
Speaker: Dmitry Chadayev and Ciprian Iordache
Microsoft Dynamics NAV "7" focuses even more on empowering our partners and customers to be productive by developing the innovative RoleTailored approach and enhancing the business functionality. The new version will bring a variety of application and platform enhancements and features. Come to this session and hear what you should start to consider as you plan for an upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics NAV "7".

I114 Implementing the new NAV CRM Connector
4:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., Saturday, October 15
Speakers: Tim Estenson and Tom Loyal
The new Connector for Microsoft Dynamics introduced with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 provides the ability to integrate key sales data between Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Join this deep dive session to learn about the installation process, which data can be integrated out of the box, and highlighted sales scenarios where it makes sense to use the Connector. You'll also see a demonstration of the integration and the interface as we talk about the tool's features and benefits.