Jay Manley, Microsoft’s Principal Technologist and Architect for Dynamics, was at a Microsoft event in Atlanta and he decided it was time to tackle the tough challenges and push his training ideas toward activation. He came by Celenia’s office with the fabled starting point of every brilliant solution: a concept on a napkin.
The ideas were presented to Karina Nielsen, President of Celenia Software North America, and Daryn Terlesky, Director of Dynamics Sourcing Services, Celenia Software North America.
At the end, Manley’s question was simple and to the point: “Is this something you can help us do?”
Their answer was definitive and confident: “Absolutely.”
The Big Question:
Could Celenia Software create a valuable, meaningful learning environment that would address the many industries participants would come from?
The Big Answer:
The meeting with Nielsen and Terlesky confirmed what Manley suspected – Celenia Software was his best, most trustworthy choice. Why?
“I had the opportunity to work with Celenia on a number of projects prior to the labs and I was never disappointed. They brought their ‘A game’ every single time,” said Manley.
The Acceleration Labs’ results have been exactly what Manley hoped for in terms of scope, curriculum and quality. The Celenia team has proven to be quick, flexible and creative when it comes to answering questions and designing fixes when challenges arise. How good is the company’s performance?
Participants typically give Celenia Software ratings of 7.5 – 8.0 on a 9.0 scale when surveyed afterwards.
Best of all, real products have resulted from the lab experience. Multiple Microsoft partners from different industries have written and delivered complete code for saleable products within six months using the proof-of-concept projects they completed during the week-long program with help from Celenia Software’s experts.
“When I look at what was asked for and what I got, there’s a reason I keep going back to Celenia. They deliver what I ask for with great passion,” said Manley.
Celenia has completed three Acceleration Labs to date for teams from 18 companies. Companies that need help with Dynamics beyond the Acceleration Labs – additional training to prepare for certification, gap fit analysis, software development – can arrange to have its teams continue to work with Celenia’s experts.
ABOUT MICROSOFT ACCELERATION LABS
- An exclusive, one-week, “invitation only” program by Microsoft to bring ISV’s up to speed quickly on the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX and how to develop using the platform.
- Microsoft created the Acceleration Lab program to demonstrate its commitment to the success of companies seeking to develop on the Dynamics platform.
- Participating teams from invited companies come to the training with basic ideas for solutions they wanted to create. Their goals: complete proof of concepts and “go forward” plans for their new software by the end of the week.
- Celenia Software was approached by Microsoft to conduct the entire training program due to Celenia’s broad experience successfully developing Dynamics-based solutions in multiple industries.
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