MVP Insights: Asif Rehmani on Using Your Unique Abilities, Microsoft 365 Copilot Insights

Welcome to “MVP Insights,” a podcast that explores the universe, ideas, and opportunities of the brightest stars in the Microsoft business applications ecosystem. 

In episode 65, Giuseppe Ianni welcomes Asif Rehmani, CEO, Trainer, VisualSP, Microsoft MVP, to discuss his MVP journey, the integration of Copilot in Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, and applying your unique abilities to give back to the community.

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Key Takeaways

• MVP journey: Talking about his journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP, Asif acknowledges that it’s an awarded honor. “I definitely think it’s an honor because you’re already doing the work that you’d like to do, which is, for me, it’s always been about helping others in the community,” he says. 20 years ago, he started his journey with SharePoint, which was his first Microsoft MVP designation. Now, he primarily uses Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, working on user adoption and digital transformation.
• Copilot: Copilot in Microsoft 365 has been very successful, especially with GPT-5, he notes. Alternatively, Dynamics 365 Copilot has room for growth, as Asif suggests it hasn’t been too successful and requires the right kind of prompts. Microsoft as a vendor “has to make the Copilot technology much more easier to use, much more beneficial,” which Alif shares as feedback to the company.
• Using your unique abilities: “I am a very big believer of whatever your unique ability is, use that to your advantage, to help others,” he advises. He identifies his own abilities to take some complex subjects and simplify it. “My simplification comes in forms of either videos or blogs or posts on LinkedIn.” Applying his abilities to helping others is something that he finds fulfilling.
• Summit NA: At Community Summit North America, Asif will be presenting his session “5 Steps for Driving Sustainable Dynamics 365 CE/CRM User Adoption.” After recognizing a trend that works, he decided to share his five proven strategies for successful user adoption. He also raises that, as organizations, it’s common to focus on technology migration and implementation but emphasizes the value of focusing on humans.

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