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Power Up 2010 Conference Sessions

Sessions are subject to change. A tentative schedule can be found here.

 

Microsoft Dynamics GP Track
Session Name
Description
Excel Reports and Excel Report Builder
Learn how to use Excel Reports and Excel Report Builder to meet the unique needs of your business. See how Excel Reports will give you real-time access to Microsoft Dynamics GP data from within Excel with the click of a button. This session will also showcase the power of Excel Report Builder customization tool that allows you to utilize Excel to view the data you want and need to see.
50 Tips and Tricks
Hold on tight! This fast-paced session will feature tips to increase your usability of Microsoft Dynamics GP. It is the perfect opportunity for a refresher of the system, reminding you of its countless capabilities. This lively session will cover basic, intermediary and advanced tips on all facets in Microsoft Dynamics GP!
How To Get Started With SQL Reporting Services
Attend this session and quickly see the flexibility that’s available at your fingertips when you use Microsoft SQL 2008 and the Business Intelligence tool in Visual Studio 2008 to create reports and gauges for your Microsoft Dynamics GP data.  Let our expert teach you how to deploy reports to your web page and then link reports into Microsoft Dynamics GP for users to run.
Next Generation of Financial Reporting
Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics GP is an application designed for high volume, presentation quality, financial reporting. Learn how to transition from FRx and use Management Reporter to empower your finance professionals to create valuable boardroom reports, including balance sheets, cash flow and income statements.  
The Best Budgeting Tool EVER!
Known for its ability to help organizations monitor business conditions and respond to new business opportunities and challenges, Microsoft Forecaster has the ability to give you confidence that your budgets are realistic and accurate. Attend this session to learn how it can help you improve success.
Personalize Data Collection With Extender
Have you ever wished you could customize a window to include additional data? We’ll show you how easy it is to create custom windows to track additional data that your business needs, and learn how simple it is to report on Extender data.  See also how Extender allows you to expand on notes, create macros and launch ad-hoc queries that are based on new business information you are able to collect.
Manage Your Team with HR
Employees are the most important asset of any organization! Entrust Microsoft Dynamics GP Human Resources to complete many advanced operational tasks associated with managing your greatest asset. Increase your knowledge and efficiency by participating in this session as we explore the efficiencies you can gain and how it integrates with Payroll.
Become a GP Power User
If you are an experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP user and wish to increase your skill level even more then this session is a must attend for you. Come learn from an expert as we reveal some of the most sought after tips and tricks as we focus on the advanced features of Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 or newer.
Power Up Your Productivity With GP
Are you sure you are getting the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP solution? Is there functionality you already own that can help your business thrive? Users of all skill levels will pick up something new to bring back to the office and implement as we share tips on Microsoft Dynamics GP functionality.

 

 

Leadership Track
Session Name
Description
Grown Out of Microsoft Dynamics GP? Check out Microsoft Dynamics AX
Take your business to the next level.  Microsoft Dynamics AX is a comprehensive business management solution built to make it easy to do business across locations and countries, by consolidating and standardizing processes, helping to improve productivity, providing visibility across your organization, and helping to simplify compliance. If your business has grown out of Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics AX is the next strategic step your organization should take.
Instant Gratification with Dashboards and Metrics
Improve your business intelligence with Dashboards and Metrics. Watch our expert demonstrate how to take advantage of new and existing metrics and Key Performance Indicators and how it instantly provides business statistics and data allowing your management team to make critical decisions quicker.
What is Business Ready Licensing
Learn how Business Ready Licensing (BRL) can help you extend the capabilities and the value of your current solution. With growth and ever-changing business needs, BRL will increase your efficiencies by adding a wealth of functionality with new modules. Discover what you can gain by transitioning to BRL and start automating new areas of your business today!
SharePoint – Why Do You Need It?
Microsoft SharePoint Server (MSS) is Microsoft’s business collaboration platform for the intranet and Internet, and can be used by all Microsoft Dynamics applications as a way of sharing and collaborating information. This session will provide an overview of the integrated capabilities. Discover how MSS improves document integration, and how it offers more options for sharing analytics, forms and workflow, with greater ability to interact with Dynamics GP.
Are you protected? Mitigate Organizational Risk.
Don't be caught off guard when your auditors show up and start asking internal control questions that you can't answer. This interactive discussion focuses on the management of your internal control system with Microsoft Dynamics GP and how you can  be prepared BEFORE the auditors arrive.
Extend Your Relationships with xRM If your organization needs to have visibility into all aspects of your customer’s business, let Microsoft Dynamics CRM fill that gap.  This easily tailored solution can be built based on your business needs.  Learn how it quickly and easily integrates with Microsoft Dynamics GP, what accelerators and extensions are available and how it will track the small, but very valuable, information about your customers.  

 

 

Technical Track
Session Name
Description
Successful Infrastructure Management
Be a leader in Infrastructure Management. Learn how to keep your organization’s engine in top form. Get information on how to maintain security and compliancy of your network and why you need a business resumption plan. This session will teach you how to manage threats, analyze risk and protect your investment.
THE Support Debugging Tool
Need an extra hand supporting Microsoft Dynamics GP? Learn about this Free Dexterity-based suite  of utilities and tools built to assist you with the task of supporting Dynamics. This tool will help with application logging and provide resource and security information. Understand how to add triggers and scripts, export and import data and control dictionaries.
SQL Optimization
Attend this session and gain valuable knowledge about SQL Server as a back end for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Find out how Microsoft Dynamics GP stores information in SQL tables and how SQL security logins are used for Microsoft Dynamics GP security. Improve your SQL tuning and maintenance by exploring the other side of Microsoft Dynamics GP, where most users don’t go.
Take Your Business On-Line
Have you ever wondered how your organization could benefit from incorporating e-commerce into your business? Isn't it time to see what you're missing? Attend this session and see quickly how this Microsoft Dynamics GP integrated e-commerce solution can help you increase sales and market share without increasing your staff, optimize your website by promoting your brand without large marketing costs and much more!
Customize Your GP Environment Would one small customization make your day-to-day tasks a whole lot easier? Learn the differences between Dexterity and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and know when to use them along with other development options that make it easy to turn your company’s business requirements into Microsoft Dynamics GP functionality!




REAP Users Only
REAP Round Table
To ensure that REAP meets your needs now and in the future we’d like you to join us and share your insight to help us continue to build and support a solid solution. By participating you will have the opportunity to review the list of upcoming features and speak candidly amongst other REAP users, Encore consultants, sales team members and our lead REAP developer. 
 




Product Spotlight
ISV Product Spotlight
Are you lost in the array of available Microsoft Dynamics GP add-on products?  Want to quickly learn about products that will make your tasks easier? Join our Independent Solution Vendor (ISV) sponsor’s as they give you the cliff note version of their products.  You will leave this session having a better understanding of some of the products available and have a better idea of the possibilities that exist.
 

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