To meet the needs of customers today, field service teams are leveraging technologies to help their service technicians focus on the job that needs to be done. They are finding modern ways to provide front-line service talent the tools and information they need to complete their work more efficiently, on their first time out. In this episode of Service Evolved, hear from Microsoft’s Jason Cohen about how Dynamics 365 for Field Service is helping organizations simplify and streamline the user experience for front-line workers in the field. Our hosts and guest describe how new and existing features of this field service platform are not only improving adoption, but upskilling employees as organizations seek to improve customer satisfaction and rethink traditional service models.
Together with their special guest Jason Cohen, hosts Scott LeFante and Dan Cefaratti discuss:
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Scott LeFante
Director of Field Service Architecture, Avanade
Scott is part of Avanade’s Digital Sales & Service team and a two-time Microsoft Business Applications MVP. He is an experienced CRM/CE professional and a Microsoft Dynamics expert in Field Service / Connected Field Service, Project Service Automation and Customer Service. Scott is responsible for the successful delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service projects, fostering ongoing relationships within the customer base, Field Service/CRM team management and support.
Daniel Cefaratti
North America Field Service Lead, Avanade
Dan has 20 years of experience in the CRM, ERP, and Field Service industry. He leverages his expertise to help customers succeed in deploying Field Service solutions by driving best practices and business strategy. He has helped customers transform their business from being perceived as a cost center, to more of a profit center by creating a proactive, predictable process that streamlines the Field Service digital thread. Dan has a strong passion for Field Service and has helped this space innovate with mobility, predictive analytics, mixed reality, and route optimization, which drive increases in customer satisfaction, service revenue, while at the same time driving out operating expenses in the Field Services industry.
Jason Cohen
Senior Program Manager for Dynamics 365 Field Service, Microsoft
Working in Dynamics since 2010 and helping customers manage their field service needs since 2014, Jason Cohen is a Senior Program Manager with Microsoft working on Dynamics 365 Field Service. Jason focuses on many areas of the Field Service solution and customer experience, trying to simplify adoption, close feature gaps, and improve user experiences. He is passionate about allowing organizations to focus on their mission and frontline workers to focus on the job at hand, while the application operates invisibly in the background.
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