Lisa Crosbie on Microsoft Business Applications 2020 Wave 2 and professional development

Lisa Crosbie joins us to talk about her many community activities and interests in the Microsoft Business Applications space. Lisa is a technology evangelist at Barhead, a Microsoft partner, and when she's not working with their sales and professional services teams, she can be found doing a range of things, from blogging to podcasting to videos to presentations. We sit down to discuss some of the things Lisa has been focused on in her community efforts recently including Microsoft Teams and Project Oakdale, Microsoft certifications, product updates coming in the 2020 wave 2 releases for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, and her latest presentation schedule, including the upcoming DynamicsCon event. Show Notes: 3:30 - Adjusting to and staying motivated by community participation in an all-virtual situation 5:00 - The importance of certifications in today's Microsoft business apps landscape 9:10 - How to use Microsoft Learn to prepare for certifications 13:00 - Lisa's outlook on Project Oakdale 24:20 - Will Teams interfaces be important for ISV solutions? 25:30 - Why Power Automate in Teams will be important 27:15 - The RPA opportunities of 2020 wave 2 30:00 - Lisa's participation in DynamicsCon 34:15 - Lisa's professional evolution from the client side to the consulting side 39:15 - Why the MVP community is still thriving' 41:30 - Will the virtual focus help more people achieve MVP status? 43:15 - Creating the UP Podcast 45:30 - What else Lisa is excited about in the next release wave