Congruent Software Solutions  
Customer Conference
Congruent's annual conference for our customers offers the latest product and strategy information, setting the stage for collaborative efforts that address our customer's complex business challenges.

October 30, 2008 | Location: Microsoft Civica | Time: 9:30am – 4pm | Register Now!

Congruent Customer Conference - October 30, 2008

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Agenda:

  • 9:30-10:00 AM
    Breakfast & Registration
  • 10:00-10:30 AM
    Welcome and Introductions, Microsoft Roadmap
  • 10:30-11:30 AM 
    Lean Office 
  • 11:30-12:30 PM
    Lunch
  • 12:30-1:30 PM
    Discussion Breakout Sessions:
       IT: SQL Reporting Server (SRS)
       Finance: Preparing Your Company for an Audit 
       Executive: Performance Point 2007
  • 1:30-2:15 PM
    Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • 2:15-2:30 PM Break 
  • 2:30-3:45 PM
    Product Breakout Sessions:
       Microsoft Dynamics GP - Great Plains
       Microsoft Dynamics NV - Navision
       Microsoft SL - Solomon
  • 3:45-4:00 PM 
    Closing & Prizes!
 
Opening Session:
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • What’s new at Congruent
  • Microsoft Roadmap

Lean Office:

  • We will provide training and discuss best practices to identify and eliminate waste in your information systems, office and administrative functions. Participants will learn to streamline administrative functions and move their company along on the road of lean and green to eliminate waste and create sustainable business practices.  

Breakout Sessions:

  • SQL Reporting Services - SRS offers a rich data reporting platform that enables you to gain insight to your application data.  This session will provide an overview of Reporting Services, including introduction to report authoring, management and delivery.  We’ll also review SQL backup and other best practices.
  • Preparing Your Company for an Audit - The first time you face an audit can be intimidating. But it doesn’t need to be. A few simple steps can make all the difference between a relatively painless experience or feeling like you just faced the Spanish Inquisition. We’ll discuss proactive steps you can take to make the auditing process as pain free as possible. 
  • Performance Point 2007 – Microsoft Performance Management allows you to monitor, analyze, and plan your business as well as drive alignment, accountability, and actionable insight across the entire organization. 

Microsoft CRM – Sharing and managing your customer data:

  • Sharing your data with CRM integrations (SharePoint and Business Portal)
  • Managing your data more effectively by automating your business process using workflows

Product Breakout Sessions:

  • What’s new? (Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics NAV)  
  • Hints and Tips
  • Support Questions Ask the Consultant (for free!)
  • Troubleshooting Your System Common problems and fixes
  • How to plan for an upgrade

Materials from 2008:

Microsoft CRM Presentation

GP 10.0 Presentation
GP 10.0 Enhancement Brochure
GP 10.0 Audit Trails
GP 10.0 Extender
GP 10.0 Feature Pack 1  
GP 10.0 Security Planning
GP License Model Transition Brochure 
GP License Model Transition Guide Booklet

SL 7.0 Enhancement Brochure
SL License Model Transition Brochure  
SL License Model Transition Guide Booklet
SL Year End Closing Procedures

NAV License Model Transition Brochure 
NAV License Model Transition Guide Booklet
NAV 2009 Preview
NAV Year End Closing Procedures   

PerformancePoint 2007 Presentation
PerformancePoint Overview  
PerformancePoint Analytics
PerformancePoint Monitoring
PerformancePoint Business Intelligence  

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