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MS Dynamics 365
MS Dynamics 365 is where I turn ERP financial data into management reporting — the same discipline applies in HR: map the modules, validate the extract, then analyze. Reporting is only as good as the data it starts from.
The Workflow — How I Approach It
1
Map the modules to the process
Understand how the financial and people modules connect before pulling reports.
2
Extract and validate the data
Validate the extract against reconciliations — bad extracts produce bad reports.
3
Build the management report
Turn clean data into variance and trend reporting that decisions can rely on.
My Operating View — The 2 Cents
An ERP produces reports; it doesn’t guarantee truth. My 2 cents: validate the extract before you analyze it. A system-driven report is not automatically a correct one — the same rule that governs my finance work governs my people reporting.
What Worked & What Didn’t
What Worked
- Validated extracts that produced reporting leadership trusted and acted on.
What Didn’t
- Analyzing unvalidated extracts — the report inherited upstream errors.