Exploring, expanding, and evolving your Microsoft technology to increase value and return

Technology adoption is a journey. But how much value your technology is able to deliver at the end of a project is, oddly enough, not about the technology you choose. For instance, when it comes to Microsoft technology, you know it works. You know, roughly, what you can expect when you start using it - its value is in choosing the right partner to guide you along the way.

Choosing the right partner based on their cultural fit. This is crucial because as Microsoft Senior Solution Specialist, Dyfed Smith, states, it’s much harder to change direction when you're 6 or 12 months down the line. A point he emphasizes in this short video:

The technology decisions you make today will influence your business outcomes long into the future. For this reason, it’s essential to spend time thinking about how your technology decisions tie into your short and long-term strategy. This is something that should come out when building your business case. One piece of advice from Microsoft Business Applications Specialist, Katie Dalton, is to look for your high-priority high-impact areas. Where will technology change deliver the most positive impact?

Technology change impacts people. The way they work. How they think, feel, and respond. And so technology change must be done with people front of mind, answering the key question of What’s right for each individual?

This too is why choosing the right Microsoft partner is as much about the relationship as it is about their technical prowess. Your chosen partner will be with you from start to finish and beyond. Iterating on your solution to get the most value from your investment. So users of any new technology must be made to feel comfortable. This can only happen with people who think, feel, and breathe the technology, and who can then articulate and deliver on its value.