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Hello BC|NAV Members! I know you have been waiting and time has come for to announce a Global initiative for BC|NAV Chapters in 2021. Several Chapter Leaders and Programming Committee members came together to create some 2021 excitement and allow all of us to Learn, Connect, and Network while we wait for Summit 2021 in October, Face-to-Face. Every BC|NAV Member is welcome and we encourage you to tell other members and colleagues to join us. We will create our content based on all of our requests and what is new in our BC|NAV community and companies. Let's see the schedule so you can  Mark Your Calendars! Now that you can see the 2021 Calendar look ...

1) Why does one need PMP certification? Take five minutes to journal concerning why you'd wish to pursue this certification. Is it a necessity for your career goals? Take it to slow here – knowing your why is vital to staying supposed throughout your studies.  Here square measure some well-liked reasons for taking the PMP: Career Advancement. as a result of the PMP becomes a customary demand; you'll hit the ceiling on your career goals unless you earn the PMP certification. Increase Your Confidence. You virtually actually have some techniques you use to stay organized on your comes. However, personal organization tips and tricks are not enough to manage ...

Understanding Dynamics Business Central EDI (or EDI in any ERP really) I get asked often about EDI. I am by no means an EDI expert, but over the years of working with Business Central at Sabre Limited (and of course Microsoft Dynamics NAV before that) it comes up all the time.  Even with the ERP systems that I worked with prior, EDI is a common requirement in manufacturing (my area of expertise).  Dynamics Business Central EDI really is no different than EDI in any other system.  There are a few basics to understand.  The goal of this blog is to give the average end user who's had virtually no exposure to EDI some facts they can use to help make some decisions. ...

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in building healthy communities by providing critical services that contribute to economic stability and mobility. In also strengthening communities in other important ways, nonprofits are often headed by individuals who represent the voice of the people they serve – and that’s something we here at Insight Works respect wholeheartedly. To that end, we have committed ourselves to supporting nonprofits through the magic of technology, understanding that nonprofit organizations play an essential role in communities by providing various services that millions of people rely on every day. Indeed, the way we see it, successful ...

The BCNAVUG Board of Advisors and the DCI Community wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! Not to sound cliché, but this year, like many others I’m very thankful for this community! While maybe I didn’t get to join you in an in-person session, local chapter meetings, at a rocking GPUG party we all snuck into, or a Pita Pit in downtown Nashville at 2am this year, this community has truly changed my life. I am thankful to be part of a community that supports each other and helps each other be bad a$$ at our jobs, not to mention some lifelong friends and memories made along the way. We know 2020 has been rough. I’m about 95% positive I don’t have ...

ITIL is the world's leading and most popular framework for ITSM that powers organizations to develop, design the continual improvement in their IT services. To be an ideal practitioner, one has to start from the ITIL 4 foundation certification. After completion of ITIL four foundational certification, a professional is left with two certification track, and they are;   ITIL managing professional ITIL service strategist    The DPI module of ITIL certification is a must-have for both the tracks; after completion of DPI certification, a professional is halfway through the service strategist certification track and a quarter way through the ITIL managing ...

Seven Reasons You Should Upgrade From Microsoft Dynamics NAV To D365 Business Central 14 One of the beautiful things about Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and now Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, is that companies using this ERP to run their businesses can get exactly what they need to run their businesses most effectively.  Add-on products for NAV are abundant, customizations are an option for all, and both options have been utilized by companies to run their businesses exactly how they want, resulting in efficiencies and giving them a competitive edge. This doesn’t change with Business Central. What has changed, however, is how those customizations ...

Insight Works today announced the availability of Counter Sales on   Microsoft AppSource , an online cloud marketplace providing tailored line-of-business solutions. Insight Works offers a breadth of free and subscription-based apps for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Insight Works’ apps are tailored to the manufacturing and distribution industries. Most recently, Insight Works launched the Counter Sales app. Counter Sales is an affordable and easy-to-use industrial point-of-sale solution built right into Dynamics 365 Business Central that enables organizations to quickly and easily add retail capabilities to their system. Counter Sales is packed ...

What does a duck have to do with your business? Quite simply, when you find your duck,  you’ve  found something special for your customers that will transform a routine transactional relationship into a memorable one. Finding My Duck   For most of  my  career,  I’ve  been a traveler. In fact, I love to travel both on the job and off.  At  one of my previous positions ,  I  frequently found myself on the road  for weeks at a time.   As a r e sult, I stayed in countless hotel rooms in cities of all shapes and sizes.    For the most part, each of these establishments  was  good. What does that mean for a business traveler looking ...

If you are a new professional in the field of inventory management, you face a very steep learning curve. There are many moving parts in the system you manage, and much of the movement is random. You may find it helpful to take a step back from the day-to-day flow to think about what it takes to be successful. Here are six suggestions that you may find useful; they are distilled from working over thirty five years with some very smart practitioners.   1. Know what winning means. Inventory management is not a squishy area where success can be described in vague language. Success here is a numbers game. There a number of key performance indicators ...