Get Microsoft co-funding for a 3-week pilot
Rand Group offers a 3-week pilot customized to your business processes using the Microsoft Catalyst methodology to help visualize how a Dynamics 365 software solution or the Power Platform can transform your operations.
Visualize transformation in a specific business area with a 3-week pilot
This personalized 3-week pilot, begins with discovery of your current processes and challenges, focusing on understanding your unique business data and needs. Next, we will create a personalized test environment including data, transactions, and processes relevant to your business. We will then run a live pilot simulation to demonstrate to key stakeholders how a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform solution can help transform your operations.
This pilot utilizes the Microsoft Catalyst methodology, which is a proven, innovative approach to envisioning and planning business transformation based on design led thinking concepts to enable the digital transformation of your organization. In order to ensure organizations select the software best suited for their needs, Microsoft offers co-funding to help pay for the cost of the engagement.
Week 1
Discovery of current processes and challenges through interviews and user observation to understand unique business requirements and uncover areas to minimize cost, optimize spending, and enhance overall decision making.
Week 2
Creation of a personalized pilot, or test environment, in Dynamics 365 Business Central, Power BI, Dynamics 365 Finance, Power Automate, or others, including data, transactions, and processes specific to your business and finance operations.
Create business case for change
Live pilot simulation to key stakeholders of your Dynamics 365 or Power Platform application of choice to visually demonstrate how it can help you mitigate your current operational challenges and improve existing processes with seamless integrations.
Choose a Dynamics 365 or Power Platform pilot
Rand Group offers numerous Dynamics 365 and Power Platform pilots for organizations to choose from and evaluate the respective software solution. Select your pilot and see if you qualify for Microsoft co-funding to cover all or part of the cost of the pilot.
Business Central
Manage your entire business including finance, manufacturing, sales, shipping, project management, and more in a single application.
Finance
Monitor the performance of your global financial operations in real-time, predict future outcomes, and make data-driven decisions to drive growth.
Supply Chain Management
Get guidance on prioritizing high-value transformation scenarios to help you achieve ongoing supply chain resiliency and efficiency.
Field Service
Use machine learning to enable proactive field service, effective resource scheduling, and the ability to fix problems the first time.
Project Operations
Learn how to use artificial intelligence and automation to manage remote and hybrid resources and leverage complex project data.
Sales
Use Dynamics 365 Sales to provide your prospects and customers with unique, tailored experiences that can build trust and close more deals.
Marketing
Deliver the right message at the right time, increase lead generation, and drive demand to help cultivate prospects into customers.
Customer Service
Deliver an exceptional customer experience and provide an easy-to-use issue resolution platform with Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
Power BI
Power BI is the gold standard of data visualization software and an important part of an overall business intelligence strategy.
Power Automate
Enable the creation of automated workflows between apps to collect data, route information, synchronize files, get notifications, and more.
Power Apps
Create end-to-end business solutions, custom applications, and extend existing applications without having to write complicated code.
About the Microsoft Catalyst methodology
Microsoft Catalyst is a proven and powerful methodology to value identification. As part of a Catalyst engagement, meet with our team of business specialists, integration engineers and analytics consultants for a pilot. The scope of the engagement starts with a review of your business objectives, followed by mutual discovery and visualization of solutions, ending with a clear, actionable blueprint of how you can reach your business goals.
Your business transformation begins with an I.D.E.A
Build, plan, and execute business transformation strategies with a proven, innovative approach from Microsoft Catalyst — an envisioning and planning program that employs Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Microsoft Power Platform, and the Microsoft Cloud.
Inspire
Imagine a future state solution for your business. Start with an envisioning workshop.
Design
Discover what’s possible by aligning
technology investments to business goals. Take the business value and solution assessment.
Empower
Empower others in your organization to see the value. Present a solution demonstration.
Achieve
Achieve business outcomes and improved customer experiences. Develop your transformation plan.
Start with a 3-day workshop to develop a roadmap
Rand Group offers a 3-day workshop to create a roadmap to implement high-return, high-value initiatives at your organization. Following the Microsoft Catalyst methodology, Rand Group will help visualize how a Dynamics 365 application of choice can transform your operations:
- Interviews with end-users to identify business challenges and opportunities
- Workshop with key business stakeholders
- Delivery and review of business roadmap, including prioritization of initiatives and execution plan for next steps
