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The Importance of User Stories in Dynamics 365 Projects
Learn how to create user-centered user stories in Power Platform and Dynamics 365 projects.

Hamish Sheild
Jan 17, 20253 min read


Measuring the Value of Business Application Projects
Discover effective tips for measuring the value of business application projects. Learn how to assess and enhance project success today.

Hamish Sheild
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Set Up Miro Boards for the Best Workshop Experience
Enhance your workshops with these practical tips for setting up Miro boards, ensuring smooth and engaging collaboration.

Hamish Sheild
Oct 19, 20244 min read


Overcome the challenge of preconceived solution ideas
Learn how to create the right workshop environment to ensure everyone is on the same page and the best solutions are developed.

Hamish Sheild
Sep 13, 20244 min read


How Prototyping Can Make Business App Projects Easier
Discover how prototyping can improve your app design process and deliver better results for your users and your business.

Hamish Sheild
Jun 20, 20246 min read


How to refine unclear business app requirements
Learn how to overcome unclear requirements and collaborate with your users to create effective business applications.

Hamish Sheild
May 31, 20244 min read


10 simple ways to apply design thinking to your business application projects
Ideas for integrating design thinking into your business apps projects without overhauling your existing processes or blowing the budget.

Hamish Sheild
May 14, 20244 min read


Rethink Business Apps with Design Thinking
Learn how design thinking can improve your business applications with a human-centred approach that is collaborative and user-focused.

Hamish Sheild
May 2, 20248 min read


Support Power Platform Makers - How to get started
This post guides you through three simple ways to start supporting Power Platform makers in your organisation.

Hamish Sheild
Aug 17, 20234 min read


Prioritise Requirements Better: The Impact-Effort Matrix
Explore the transformative power of the Impact-Effort Matrix in reshaping how you prioritise requirements for business applications.

Hamish Sheild
Jul 14, 20233 min read


5 Ways to Increase Workshop Participation for Business Applications
Unlock the potential of your online workshops with five proven tips.

Hamish Sheild
May 19, 20233 min read


Understand Users and Processes with User Journey Maps
My go to tool for understanding the current state of a user and their journey through a business process is a User Journey Map.

Hamish Sheild
Oct 27, 20225 min read
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Solution Canvas for Business Applications [Template]
The Solution Canvas is a one-page solution design template that teams work on collaboratively to design successful Business Applications

Hamish Sheild
Jul 19, 20224 min read


Defining Power Platform Requirements for Bespoke Solutions
The Microsoft Power Platform is a great tool for tackling business challenges that cannot be solved using standard out-of-the-box apps. These challenges have bespoke processes that are specific to your organisation and no-one else. When it comes to designing a bespoke solution, eliciting requirements can be complex which makes defining the problems and solutions difficult. Compared to the Dynamics 365 applications, Customer Service for example, where generic case management

Hamish Sheild
Jul 14, 20218 min read
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