SharePoint 2013 & CRM A True Love Story
About Me Steve Witt Training and Product Development Web Development and Marketing Background Began at SusQtech/Protiviti in 1999 Started Implementing SharePoint in 2003 Intranet to connect radio stations in 8 different markets Not a coder Composite/No Code Solutions Host of 30 on Thursdays Webinar Series
Session Goals A basic understanding of CRM A basic understanding of how SharePoint, Yammer, Skype, Office work together How these products support the social.mobile.cloud strategy What s coming from Microsoft Have Fun
What Kind of Love Story?
Dynamics CRM Launched in January 2003 4 Major Versions CRM 1.0-2003 CRM 3.0-2005 CRM 4.0-2007 CRM 2011-2011 SharePoint Launched in 2001 5 Major Versions SharePoint Team Services 2002 WSS 2.0 and SPS 2003 WWS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2013
OK But why should I care?
col lab o ra tion a working together: the act of working together with one or more people in order to achieve something Collaboration is needed for success in marketing, sales and service processes Collaboration efforts involve document management Synonyms: cooperation, teamwork, partnership, association, alliance, relationship
cloud social mobile
Document Management Options Document Attachments in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Stored in the CRM database, linked to a specific record No search capabilities No version control Limited collaboration options around the document Integrated SharePoint Document Libraries Documents are stored in SharePoint location of library stored in CRM Searchable through SharePoint Rich content management: full version control available SharePoint offers document-centric workflows for collaboration Yammer integration Documents are stored in Yammer conversations Contextual to CRM records Searchable through Yammer Basic content management No workflows
Other Collaboration Options Social SharePoint 2013 Yammer Lync (and Skype) Real-time collaboration and discussion Online Meetings Presence embedded in Dynamics CRM and SharePoint (not Yammer yet) Mobile Lync support for Windows, Windows Phone, ios and Android SharePoint 2013 support for mobile browsers on Windows Phone, ios and Android phones
Things to Consider Microsoft SharePoint or Lync is NOT required to install Microsoft Dynamics CRM Document management integration is supported on SharePoint 2010 (all editions) and Office 365 You enable SharePoint document management and Lync presence in the Settings area of Microsoft Dynamics CRM CRM On-premise or CRM Online
Demo Scenario Sam Madison is an Account Manager Working on a large deal. Needs a pursuit team. Needs to develop A proposal (Word) A Presentation (PowerPoint) This could just as easily be Grants Management, Case Management, etc.
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What s on the horizon?
CRM Windows 8 App
Document Management Best Practices Use CRM Document Attachments or Yammer when: Limited number of smaller contextual documents required No broad search requirement across documents Deep document collaboration not required Use Contextual SharePoint Document Libraries when: Larger number of documents required SharePoint is built for larger document management scale Broad document searches are required Version control is required Complex document-centric collaboration is required
Wrap up Microsoft Dynamics CRM can leverage the best of Microsoft s productivity and collaboration toolset Use SharePoint for complex contextual document management Use CRM document attachments or Yammer for simple document management Common foundation of Windows Workflow Foundation helps drive document-centric business processes Cloud or Hybrid options available Mobile
Useful Resources Dynamics CRM http://crm.dynamics.com SharePoint List Control http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5283 Yammer http://www.yammer.com Try it yourself. For Free.
Contact Me Steve Witt @splumberjack steven.witt@protiviti.com
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