Dynamics is NOT a time keeping tool you want
December 19, 2018

Dynamics is NOT a time keeping tool you want

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
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Verified User

Software Version

Online

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

The PM group made the decision to go with Dynamics for timekeeping and didn't do user testing. There was a mild revolt. Dynamics seems to be very robust, but it's not designed as a timekeeping tool, so the one purpose it had for us it failed spectacularly. Not sure if it was a slick sales job or what, but it was a terrible move for us.

Pros

  • It has lots of options.
  • It's very colorful.
  • It works well with IE.

Cons

  • For us, a spreadsheet was preferable to enter time over Dynamics. To start, post login it took about 7 clicks to get to the time entry area, and once there it was configured badly for the average user. It doesn't default to grid view (like Outlook calendars) so you have to AGAIN click to get into a usable format.
  • It has a horrible use of real estate on the screen. Taking up the whole screen but 2/3 is white space.
  • None. It was a complete waste of money. At least as far as time entry goes. I haven't heard of anyone using it for anything else.
We were just using Excel spreadsheets, which is was we went back to for a short time. Now we're attempting to use the time entry Tempo on Jira, but that is also not an exact fit (mainly because, if you're using hours anyway, why mess with story points when teams don't rotate developers?).
I'm not sure where it would be useful but I heard it was very robust. I just know for time entry it was incredibly lackluster. I think our PMs might have fallen in love with its other features, but they failed to solve the original problem, which was simple accounting of time and effort.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Feature Ratings

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Customer data management / contact management
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Workflow management
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Territory management
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Opportunity management
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Contract management
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Quote & order management
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Interaction tracking
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Channel / partner relationship management
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Case management
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Call center management
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Help desk management
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Lead management
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Email marketing
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Billing and invoicing management
Not Rated
Reporting
Not Rated
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Forecasting
Not Rated
Pipeline visualization
Not Rated
Customizable reports
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Custom fields
Not Rated
Custom objects
Not Rated
Scripting environment
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API for custom integration
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Role-based user permissions
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
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Social data
Not Rated
Social engagement
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Marketing automation
Not Rated
Compensation management
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Mobile access
Not Rated

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