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Search and update records from Microsoft Teams mobile app using the Dynamics 365 bot while on the go. They must consider so they can work as one business, everywhere.
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Theessentialsforcross-organizationalcollaboration Asbusinessleadersshapetheirhybridworkplacestrategy,webelievetherearefour“collaborationessentials.” SalesrepscannoweasilycollaboratemoreeffectivelyusingMicrosoftTeams.Teamsallowsuserstoviewcustomerinformationandsharefiles. Collaborationhub: AccessrecordstogetherwiththeOfficeapplicationsyouneedtoclosedeals. Cross-functionalcollaboration: Workwithcustomersandcolleaguesacrossfunctions,includingcustomerswhodonothaveaDynamics365account. Fileintegration: Co-authordocumentsusingOffice365andautomaticallysynctoDynamics365. Teamsmobileapp: SearchandupdaterecordsfromMicrosoftTeamsmobileappusingtheDynamics365botwhileonthego.Theymustconsidersotheycanworkasonebusiness,everywhere.Dynamics 365 trainingforSaleswillgivesalesteammembersdeeperinsightsintocontactsandinformationtoclosedealsmoreefficiently.WithpowerfulAIandseamlessintegrationwithtoolssuchasLinkedInandMicrosoftTeams,D365forSalesbringsintegratedbusinessoperationstothenextlevel. Thenewflowofworkmustconnecteveryoneacrosseverybusinessfunction Inaworldofhybridwork,digitalcollaborationshouldhelpbroadennetworks,notconstrictthem.ThatiswhywearemakingiteasierforanyDynamics365usertoseekoutdiverseperspectives,learnings,andinsightsfromanywherewithintheorganization—betweensalesandengineering,marketingandfinance,retailfrontlines,andcustomerservice. Dynamics365userswillsoonbeabletoinviteanyMicrosoftTeamsuserfromacrosstheorganizationtoviewandcollaborateonbusinessrecordsrightwithintheflowofaTeamschatorchannel.Thisfeatureenableseveryonetodirectlycontributetobusinessactivitieswithoutneedingtoswitchcontextacrossmultipleappsanddatasources. Organizationsaretakingfulladvantageofthisopportunity.InsurancebrokerageandadvisorycompanyWillisTowersWatsonplanstoputthepowerfulcombinationofMicrosoftTeamsandMicrosoftDynamics365SalesinthehandsofthewholecompanysothatanyonefromsellerstoserviceagentscanshareandcollaboratefromwithinTeamsorDynamics365Saleswithoutswitchingapps.AtRockwellAutomation,aworldwidecompanydedicatedtoindustrialautomationanddigitaltransformation,sellersandsalesleadershaveaccesstoDynamics365andMicrosoftTeamstocollaboratewithothersellersandgroupsacrossthecompany.
Teamsmustbeabletoconnecteverywhere,anytime,oneverychannel Inthepre-COVIDworld,collaborationwaslargelysynchronous—withteammembersworkingonaproblemsimultaneously,eitherinpersonorinavirtualmeeting.Buttoday,collaborationmustbeasynchronousaswell.Inadditiontomeetingliveonvideo,employeesalsoneedtosharecustomerrecords,servicecases,orworkflowswithanyexpertintheorganizationinDynamics365—andenablethatexperttoaddvaluefromanywhere,atanytime. Forexample,organizationscanenableasynchronouscollaborationbyembeddingchatbotsintheflowofwork.WithnewchatbotcapabilitiesinDynamics365HumanResources,employeescanviewtime-offbalancesandsubmitleaverequestsfromwithinTeamswithoutvisitingaseparateHRportal.Employeestypeinafewkeywords,andachatbotcaneasilyhelpthemfindouttheirleavebalanceorrequesttimeoff.Managerscanjustaseasilyreviewandapprovetime-offrequestswithjustafewclicks.Withthis self-serviceexperience,employeesandmanagerscanworkonsimpleHRtasksfromanywhere,anytimefromwithintheflowofworkwithTeams. Everyorganization,largeandsmall,needstobringcollaborationintotheflowofwork.WithDynamics365BusinessCentral,small,andmediumbusinessescanconnectpeople,processes,insights,andcross-functionalteamcollaborationtomakebetterdecisionsfaster.Nowinpreview,BusinessCentraluserscanpastealinktoanyDynamics365recordintoaMicrosoftTeamschat,anditwillexpandthatintoacompactcardtosharewithcoworkers.Theycanviewcarddetails,editdata,andactwithouteverleavingTeams—intheoffice,athome,oronthego.Inaddition,userscanlookupbusinesscontacts,vendors,andcustomersthatcanbesharedintochatorusedtobringuprich,actionabledetailsinawindowinTeams. Collaborationmustgobeyondtheoffice Ourresearchshowsthatremoteworkincreasedinteractionswithimmediateteamsandclosenetworksbutdramaticallydiminishedinteractionswithmoredistantnetworks.Thistrendisworryingforbusinessleaders,potentiallyleadingtoproblemssuchasgroupthinkoremployeeisolation.Dynamics365andTeamshelporganizationsbringeverynetworkclosertogethersothatthoseclosesttotheproblemcanaccessthepeopleandinformationtheyneedtospurinnovation,wherevertheyarelocated.