Microsoft CRM Sales Automation overview for
Consultant
by: Andrew Karasev
Microsoft CRM Client Relationship Management application, promoted by
Microsoft subdivision Microsoft Business Solutions, is in the beginning of
its market share gaining, however, surprisingly enough even with its basic
functionality (which is natural for first versions of the software product)
Microsoft CRM is welcomed by clients in many servicing industries. Why so
many clients are choosing Microsoft CRM and even replacing such systems as
Siebel with this basic solution. Probably the secret of this success lays in
several simple facts:
- Basic functionality
- Open Microsoft Customization technology
- Believe that Microsoft will stay successful for a long time
- Cost factor
We are describing Microsoft CRM Version 1.2. Lets work out these
suggestions.
- Basic Functionality. This means that it is very simple to sell it
you nee only several features to demo to the prospect and the rest could
be tuned and customized by end-user (which is of course not true to the
100%, but to some extent it is correct statement). Its Sales Automation
module is almost abstract and everyone with basic sales skills can
understand it on the fly.
- Open Microsoft Customization technology. There are so many Microsoft
network specialists, database administrators, VB.Net programmers this
makes your customization easily doable and you dont have a risk of
dependence on one unique programmer or technology
- Believe that Microsoft will stay successful for a long time. Well
this is probably just the projection of the past to the future, every
business has business strategy and philosophy and these two are subject to
transformation and deformation. But, weve heard these arguments of
successful business longevity and we believe that this is important factor
- Cost factor. Microsoft CRM deploys existing technologies and servers,
such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows 2003
server and so you do not have to purchase these pieces second time. You
purchase just a middle ground, which is based on these platforms. In such
situation, Microsoft is willing to go down with the license pricing. To
some extent of course.
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About The Author
Andrew Karasev is consultant and CTO in Alba Spectrum Technologies (
http://www.albaspectrum.com ) Microsoft Business Solutions
partner, serving clients in Illinois, California, New York, Florida,
Georgia, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, Virginia, Washington, UK,
Canada, Australia. He is Microsoft Great Plains certified master, Great
Plains Dexterity, Microsoft CRM SDK C#.Net, Crystal Repots developer.
You can reach Andrew:
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