Utah AXUG meeting April 23 2015 explore engage
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Utah AXUG meeting – April 23, 2015 explore engage elevate
Agenda • Chapter Business, AXUG News & Events • Power. BI | Presented by Microsoft • Member Showcase • Networking/Roundtable Discussions
Power. BI – Trevor Gilchrist explore engage elevate
Agenda • Chapter Business, AXUG News & Events • Power. BI | Presented by Microsoft • Member Showcase • Networking/Roundtable Discussions
Member Showcase Featuring: Extra Space Storage
Extra Space Storage – Showcase • Who We Are and What We Do: Utah-HQ REIT, located near Cottonwood • Approx. 1100 storage facilities across US • About 2500 employees • Microsoft Partner: Ignify, Long Beach, CA • Version: Dynamics AX 2012 R 3 • What Modules We Use: • GL, AP, Budget, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, SSAS Cubes, Management Reporter • Future Phases: Procurement, Share. Point Role Centers • Number of Users: 80+ • 60+ in Accounting, remaining users Property Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, IT explore engage elevate
Extra Space Storage – Showcase • How Long: • • Current system is Dynamics GP Selected AX in June 2014 Project kickoff in September 2014 Go-live in July 2015 • What ISV's and How We Use Them: • SK Soft – e. Banking Suite (Bank Rec, AP EFT, Positive Pay) • Ignify - Journal uploads from Excel • Integrations with 3 rd Party • Concur Expense and AP, POS system • Microsoft BI Implementation • Implementing SSAS, SSRS, Power. Pivot • Future Phase – Share. Point Power BI explore engage elevate
Extra Space Storage – Showcase • Project Management Lessons Learned • • Business led implementation – Strong Executive Sponsorship Heavy SME involvement Adapt business processes (keep a balance) Consider reporting requirements early Continuous integration testing System performance testing vs functional testing Own your UAT Assume nothing – MS Partner coming up to speed on business context • Questions? explore engage elevate
Utah AXUG Chapter Chairs: Hillary Mauerman – hmauerman@Blendtec. com Sven Haynes – shaynes@Blendtec. com explore engage elevate
