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Get started with the features in Dynamics 365 Project Operations

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Overview

  • Module 1: Learn about Dynamics 365 Project Operations and how it empowers business users to adapt to rapidly changing business environments and manage the entire life cycle of a project.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about the benefits of Dynamics 365 Project Operations.
    • Discover the features in Project Operations.
  • Module 2: The sales processes that are used in a project-based organization differ from the sales processes that are used in a product-based organization. The reason is because the sales cycles for project-based organizations are longer and require customized estimate techniques to analyze and create quotes for each deal.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to create price lists.
    • Create project leads and opportunities.
    • Learn how to create quotes on project contracts.
  • Module 3: The project management tools in Dynamics 365 Project Operations help you to run projects. The scheduling tools help project managers and teams stay productive.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about project stages and project calendars.
    • Create a project plan.
    • Estimate a project.
    • Request project resources.
    • Review resources.
    • Update a project.
    • Track a project’s progress.
    • Approve time and expenses.
  • Module 4: Resources are the most important assets of a service-based organization.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about bookings and assignments.
    • Discover the various functions of the Resource reconciliation view.
    • Use booking statuses to define your company’s unique business processes.
    • Discover the available options to help you administer resources.
    • Learn about the resource management modes.
    • Explore the different booking allocation methods that you can use.
    • Learn how to use the schedule assistant to book resources.
    • Learn how you can directly book a resource.
  • Module 5: Simplify time tracking and expense management with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations. Submit, approve, process, and reconcile time and expense entries instantaneously for faster reimbursement and client billing.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to create and submit time entries.
    • Discover the two types of expense deployment models.
    • Learn how to capture, submit, recall, and delete expense entries.
  • Module 6: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations for resource/non-stocked based scenarios offers comprehensive capabilities that are tailored to fit the needs of project managers and Accounts receivable clerk/project accountants.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn how to manage the billing backlog.
    • Learn how to create proforma invoices.
    • Discover the capabilities of customer-facing invoicing.
    • Practice correcting invoices.
  • Module 7: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations delivers a business solution complete with project accounting capabilities at every project phase.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Learn about project accounting capabilities in Dynamics 365 Project Operations.
    • Learn how to use the time and material and fixed price billing methods for revenue recognition.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Get started with Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Benefits of Project Operations
    • Overview of Project Operations features
    • Deployment types
    • Project sales management
    • Project management
    • Resource management
    • Time tracking
    • Expense tracking
    • Proforma invoicing
    • Project accounting
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Get started with project sales management in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Price lists
    • Project leads
    • Project opportunities
    • Project quotes
    • Project contracts
    • Exercise – Project sales activities
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Get started with project management in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Project stages
    • Project calendars
    • Project plan – Work breakdown structure
    • Request project resources
    • Estimates
    • Update a project
    • Track the progress of a project
    • Approve time and expenses
    • Exercise – Create a new project and map it to a sales quote.
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Get started with resource management in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Bookings and assignments
    • Booking statuses
    • Resource administration
    • Resource management modes
    • Booking allocation methods
    • Schedule assistant
    • Book a resource directly
    • Resource utilization
    • Exercise - Work with resources
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 5: Get started with work management in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Create and submit time entries
    • Expense deployment models
    • Basic expense entries
    • Full expense deployment
    • Exercise – Time and expense scenarios
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 6: Get started with invoicing in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Manage the billing backlog
    • Proforma invoicing
    • Customer-facing invoices
    • Exercise – Create and update a time and material invoice
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Module 7: Get started with project accounting in Dynamics 365 Project Operations
    • Introduction
    • Financial dimensions in Project Operations
    • Project categories
    • Configure accounting for internal projects
    • Configure accounting for billable projects
    • Define project cost and revenue profiles
    • Project Operations Integration journal
    • Revenue recognition
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary

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