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Microsoft Dynamics Profile: Dynamics AX Implementation and the Benefits of Strong Project Management

by Dann Anthony Maurno
Assistant Editor, MSDW

Planar Clarity Matrix Video Wall at the Space Needle, Seattle Planar Clarity Matrix Video Wall at the Space Needle, Seattle. Photo Courtesy of Planar. All Rights Reserved by Copyright Owner

You likely haven't heard of Planar Systems, but if you've been wowed by a giant high-definition digital display, it was probably their work. They are behind the 7-foot-high real-time up-close display of the sun's surface at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. They're also behind the Long March at Birmingham Airport in Alabama, a 27-tile mosaic display of Birmingham history. Or you may have seen a Planar display in a stadium, lecture hall, retail store, or police department - the applications of digital displays are endless.

Planar's IT Project Manager GG Rowe has an impressive track record of her own. She has 20+ years in project leadership, taking on the implementing, upgrading, and interfacing with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and other ERPs, as well as Salesforce.com.

Rowe will deliver or contribute to six sessions at the AXUG Summit 2015 in October, four on software project management (including Cutover Planning - Yep it's Really Important and The Theory of Evolution in Successful Project Management), and two on AX 2012 security.

She describes how a project management methodology assures a successful implementation or upgrade, and how Dynamics AX's inherent security functions are all that Planar Systems requires.

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About Dann Anthony Maurno

Dann Anthony Maurno is a seasoned business journalist who began his career as International Marketing Manager with Lilly Software, then moved on as a freelancer to write for such prestigious clients as CFO Magazine; Compliance Week;Manufacturing Business Technology; Decision Resources, Inc.; The Economist Intelligence Unit; and corporate clients such as Iron Mountain, Microsoft and SAP. He is the co-author of Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives(CRC/Productivity Press, 2010).