TechFluent Academy is gearing up for a new class of students and the nonprofit expects a major increase in applications (the deadline is May 15) and participation. To learn more, the organization's founder and executive director, Liz McGlennen, spoke with Julie and Jason about their current enrollment, eliminating barriers to entry, and what it takes to prepare a student for a career in the enterprise software space. Liz tells us about the origins of TechFluent, market demand for new hires with biz apps skills, the importance of mentorship and peer support, expanding to more Dynamics 365 solutions, and encouraging students embrace continuous learning. Resources: TechFluent – https://www.techfluentacademy.org/ See all Biz Apps Classrooms episodes here. Support the podcast and get a discount on an annual plan for 365.training by visiting https://365l.ink/MSDW. Keep up with community content at https://mydigest.365.training/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVzj1SD3gE

The last three years in the banking industry have been challenging, leading to collapses for some banks while others have thrived. In a rapidly changing environment, survival and success rely on the ability to drive growth and manage risk effectively. Banks need the capability to quickly model and compare multiple what-ifs from how to profitably grow, manage credit and interest rate risks, raise capital, and analyze many other strategic alternatives. Most FP&A teams try to answer these strategic questions using Microsoft Excel, but Excel is not an efficient tool for complex scenario needs. Banks need a solution that isn’t tedious, prone to numerous manual errors, and difficult to understand for anyone other than the person by whom it was created. Strategic Modeling is part of Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) – a solution that supports financial modeling across the enterprise and empowers the C-suite by putting the flexibility of Excel within a cloud framework to rapidly create what-if scenario models. In this webinar, learn how you can deploy Oracle Cloud EPM Strategic Modeling in just weeks to provide your C-suite with numerous benefits, including integrated financial statement modeling as well as modeling what-if scenarios on loan volumes, charge-offs, and interest rates to understand impacts to financials and related metrics. You’ll also see how to model and understand proforma impacts from acquisitions and divestitures and how you can run Monte Carlo simulations on key drivers to understand the range of possible outcomes for capital adequacy ratios, RAROC, ROE, and other key indicators. With Strategic Modeling, you’ll not only enable your organization to survive the current environment, but also plan and prepare for the future with greater insight, accuracy, and efficiency. Knowledge is power, so attend this webinar to learn more about how you can improve your C-suite’s ability to drive growth and manage risk more effectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUjG-QqFqd4

This episode is sponsored by Paymerang. The world of invoice and payments automation continues to evolve, and our guests on this episode, Tiffany Allen and Brian Cook of Paymerang, join us to discuss their team's vision for serving the needs of organizations running Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Paymerang's recent acquisition of KwikTag has created new opportunities for the company to advance their product roadmap, our guests explain. And with the buzz around AI and the company's focus on automation software, Brian and Tiffany also share their outlook on continuing to innovate in a competitive space. We also discuss their perspective on industry specialization, share an update on fraud protection, and explain how Paymerang has gained a competitive advantage in the payments space. Visit paymerang.com for more details, and check out our Paymerang overview for Dynamics: https://www.paymerang.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SimplyAP-and-Payment-Automation-from-Paymerang-Overview-2024.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIHlDX2we9s