Qualify for a Microsoft funded 3-day roadmap workshop

Rand Group workshop facilitators will use design thinking concepts to help business decision makers establish primary goals and vision using an approach that encourages thinking beyond simply making existing processes more efficient.

Evaluation & Selection Roadmap

Develop your plan for a business project in a roadmap workshop using the Microsoft Catalyst methodology

In this personalized, one-on-one workshop, Rand Group will guide you through prioritizing high-value transformation scenarios to help you achieve ongoing innovation. At the end of the engagement, we deliver a roadmap to success and blueprints of your future state solution which will be the foundation to making your new vision a reality. We will walk you through how a Dynamics 365 application can play a key role in achieving your goal and specific business process integration.

Rand Group workshop facilitators utilize the Microsoft Catalyst methodology to assist business decision makers in establishing a roadmap for successfully completing a software project. 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 workshop.

Questions and Answers

Day 1

Conduct interviews and ask thought-provoking questions to understand the current state of operations, identify business challenges, opportunities for improvement, and observe end users to understand the user experience.

Ideation

Day 2

Participate in a workshop with key business stakeholders to synthesize high-level vision, prioritize business opportunities and initiatives, and create high-value transformation scenarios.

Scheduling

Day 3

Delivery and review of roadmap, including top priority and value initiatives and execution plan for next steps – be it a Catalyst Pilot for tailored transformation or a Rapid365 implementation for a fast, prescribed best practices deployment.

Choose a Dynamics 365 roadmap workshop

Rand Group offers numerous Dynamics 365 roadmap workshops for organizations to choose from to build a roadmap for success with the respective software solution. Select your workshop and see if you qualify for Microsoft co-funding to cover all or part of the cost of the 3-day workshop.

Business Central

How quickly can you adapt your business models to support new opportunities or disruptions? Develop your plan for full business integration in Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Finance

With the increasing shift to digital technology, securing financial data and optimizing financial operations has become more important than ever. Build your finance roadmap and path to success.

Supply Chain Management

Get guidance on prioritizing high-value transformation scenarios to help you achieve ongoing supply chain resiliency, operational efficiency, and growth.

Field Service

Predictive maintenance, process standardization, and the ability to provide contactless and remote services are increasingly important. Learn how to achieve this with Dynamics 365 Field Service.

Project Operations

Learn how to use artificial intelligence and automation, manage remote and hybrid resources, and leverage complex project data for your project-centric business.

Sales

Use Dynamics 365 Sales to provide your prospects and customers with unique, tailored experiences that can build trust and close more deals. Discover how in a 3-day roadmap workshop.

Marketing

Deliver the right message at the right time, increase lead generation, and drive demand to help cultivate prospects into customers. Build your execution plan in a roadmap workshop.

Customer Service

Deliver an exceptional customer experience and issue resolution platform with Dynamics 365 Customer Service. Rand Group workshop facilitators will help you build a roadmap.

Catalyst Methodology

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 operations specialists, integration engineers and analytics consultants for a roadmap workshop. 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.

Go a step further with a 3-week pilot

Ready to evaluate a Dynamics 365 solution at your organization? Rand Group offers a 3-week personalized pilot customized to your business processes where team members can use the software and see if the solution can meet business goals.

  • Interviews with end-users to identify business challenges and opportunities
  • Pilot environment and trial of Dynamics 365 application of choice
  • Delivery and review of business roadmap, including prioritization of operation initiatives and execution plan for next steps
Evaluation & Selection Pilot Signup

Transform your operations. Contact Rand Group.