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Published inMay 2021
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781801072076
Edition1st Edition
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Robert Houdeshell
Robert Houdeshell
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Robert Houdeshell

Robert Houdeshell has over 24 years of project operations experience, with deep knowledge of the end-to-end processes that professional services firms utilize to deliver their projects. Since 2004, Robert has worked with Microsoft Project Server and online versions that were integrating projects and ERP systems before there was a CRM-based PSA solution. In 2013, Robert's years of CRM, project, and ERP/accounting experience came together in the first end to-end professional services automation solution of its kind. Built upon the Microsoft Dynamics technologies, this cloud solution was deployed in enterprise and mid-market companies. Therefore, when Project Services was released by Microsoft in 2016, he quickly saw the value of the solution we now call Project Operations. Robert has worked with the Microsoft Project Operations solution since its beginning and has deployed the solution across multiple enterprise organizations, including a large multi-national Silicon Valley firm and a large Microsoft cloud solution partner. Robert has practical experience in enterprise and mid-size firms, helping them benefit from solution modernization. Excited about Project Operations, Robert passionately writes about his practical experience, offering solution observations and guidance for his readers to enjoy and benefit from.
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Microsoft Project Operations was purpose-built for professional services firms' complex and sophisticated requirements. As an integrated end-to-end solution, Project Operations provides project, program, and practice managers with an overall integrated and easy-to-use solution for day-to-day operations. Project Operations solves the problem of disparate systems and disconnected work.

First, we learned that Project Operations is built into the Microsoft 365 framework so it leverages the sophisticated IT infrastructure that Microsoft provides. This controls your security, manages threats, and protects data.

The Microsoft 365 apps help with your daily workloads, including Outlook, Excel, and all other Microsoft Office apps. We learned that as part of the Microsoft 365 applications, we leverage Project for the Web as the task management core solution for planning resources and tasks.

We also identified how the Power Platform with its various components provides...

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations
Published in: May 2021Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781801072076

Author (1)

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Robert Houdeshell

Robert Houdeshell has over 24 years of project operations experience, with deep knowledge of the end-to-end processes that professional services firms utilize to deliver their projects. Since 2004, Robert has worked with Microsoft Project Server and online versions that were integrating projects and ERP systems before there was a CRM-based PSA solution. In 2013, Robert's years of CRM, project, and ERP/accounting experience came together in the first end to-end professional services automation solution of its kind. Built upon the Microsoft Dynamics technologies, this cloud solution was deployed in enterprise and mid-market companies. Therefore, when Project Services was released by Microsoft in 2016, he quickly saw the value of the solution we now call Project Operations. Robert has worked with the Microsoft Project Operations solution since its beginning and has deployed the solution across multiple enterprise organizations, including a large multi-national Silicon Valley firm and a large Microsoft cloud solution partner. Robert has practical experience in enterprise and mid-size firms, helping them benefit from solution modernization. Excited about Project Operations, Robert passionately writes about his practical experience, offering solution observations and guidance for his readers to enjoy and benefit from.
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