CRM 2016 – ActivityParty and ActivityParty Lists
To code simply you must master complexity and break it down to it’s simpliest form #HoskCodeWisdomFools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. Alan...
View ArticleStudying tips for the Scrum Certification
I am a certified Scrum master to go with being a certified Hosk Master general and a HoskVP award now all the silly titles are mine— Ben Hosking (@BenHosk) November 28, 2016 We don’t need an accurate...
View ArticleThe Birmingham Dynamics 365 user groups historic first meeting
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” -Helen Keller“None of us is as smart as all of us.” –Ken BlanchardWork is not about being clever it’s about working together #HoskWisdomThe...
View ArticleLooking at the ideas behind SCRUM
“No Heroics. If you need a hero to get things done, you have a problem. Heroic effort should be viewed as a failure of planning.”― Jeff Sutherland, Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – Release management, Solution packager and why you should automate...
I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.–Dwight EisenhowerI found this articles on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the application life cycle, I thought I would share them....
View ArticleWill Dynamics 365 redesign Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online?
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur AsheYour life will not get better if you don’t move from where you are #HoskWisdomWith the imminent release of Microsoft Dynamics 365...
View ArticleExtreme ownership – taking ownership for what you do
“There are no bad teams, only bad leadership” Jocko Willink, Leif BabinOwn your actions and take responsibility for them – HoskWisdomThe book Extreme Ownership is written by two Seal officers and the...
View ArticleHosk’s Top CRM Articles of the week – 20th June
Quotes“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”–Joss WhedonIf a product isn’t easy to use then people won’t use it #HoskWisdomWhat I love about the Microsoft Dynamics CRM community is there is...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – How to find the default currency without going into Office 365
Before you do anything, always stop to think #HoskWisdomI was tasked with moving a customisations, data and config from one CRM Online instance to another.I was only a CRM System Administrator and...
View ArticleHosk’s Top CRM Articles of the week – 27th May
Quotesif you had more time you could do all the things you wanted. You only have time to focus on one thing you really want to do#HoskWisdomGreat minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events;...
View ArticleThoughts on Microsoft Dynamics CRM Strategy
“All failure is failure to adapt, all success is successful adaptation.”― Max McKeown, Adaptability: The Art of Winning in an Age of UncertaintyStrategy is about shaping the future. Look at how you...
View ArticleCRM 2016 – How to rename the default business unit
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. EdisonI came across an annoying bug, I couldn’t rename the Default business unit...
View ArticleThe rise of Microsoft Dynamics CRM
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? Milton BerleMicrosoft Dynamics CRM has evolved at a frantic pace in the last 6 years I have been working with it.The effort and...
View ArticleSource control and Visual studio team services
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark TwainVSTS – Visual studio team services, previously known as Visual Studio OnlineDevelopers have to use source control and...
View ArticleHow are you going to test the logic of your code
Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing. Norman Ralph AugustineDevelopers must be able to isolate and test their code easily and often in their own development...
View ArticleHosk’s recommended Dynamics 365 and other articles January 2019
Quotes“New ideas emerge when you question the assumptions upon which a problem is based” Shane Snowif you can’t stand the heat of development, step away from the keyboard #HoskCodeWisdom When Hosk is...
View ArticleRecommended reading for software engineers
In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time – none, zero. Charlie MungerBooks allow you to delve deep into a topic, stop focusing on doing and think about your situation,...
View ArticleWe are all beta testers for Microsoft Dynamics 365
Working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is often painful but always exciting #HoskCodeWisdomMicrosoft Dynamics 365 version 9 has seen a lot of bugs in Microsoft Dynamics 365, particularly an increase in...
View ArticleHosk’s recommended Dynamics 365 and other articles December 2018
QuotesMediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people. Nick SabanThere is no such thing as requirements so clear that no developer could misinterpret them...
View ArticleDynamics professionals salary survey 2018 and other stats
Developers aren’t free because they need money and we need work #HoskCodeWisdomEffort is the price, experience, knowledge and skills is what you get#HoskCodeWisdomThe start of the year is a trigger for...
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