Deanna Gray Minick 7/21/26 Deanna Gray Minick 7/21/26

It's Wedding Season in the Microsoft Channel.

By industry counts, 2025 was the biggest year on record for Microsoft Dynamics partner M&A. 2026 is keeping the pace.

It's Wedding Season in the Microsoft channel. But the deal is just the wedding. Execution is what makes the marriage work.

Drawing on a decade each in M&A and Microsoft delivery, this edition lays out the first 90 days post-acquisition: one company, one experience... knowledge transfer that doesn't stall... a protected backlog... and how to turn all that change into leverage instead of chaos.

If your firm is anywhere near a merger, a roll-up, or even a quiet internal reorg this year — this one's for you.

Deanna Gray Minick 6/29/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/29/26

Garbage in. Margin out.

WTH Happened to My Margin.
A ModernOps Series.
Episode 4: Garbage in. Margin Out.

Deanna Gray Minick 6/16/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/16/26

Your Resource Plan is Lying to You.

Margin Lives in Delivery
A LinkedIn Newsletter
Issue 02: Your Resource Plan is Lying to You.
Will operational maturity be your first AI project?

Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26

Assigned ≠ Actionable.

WTH Happened to My Margin.
A ModernOps Series.
Episode 3: Assigned ≠ Actionable

Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26

Scope Locked. Creep Blocked.

WTH Happened to My Margin
A ModernOps Series
Episode 2: Scope Locked. Creep Blocked.

Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26

What Would You Say You Do Here?

WTH Happened to My Margin
A ModernOps Series
Episode 1: What Would You Say You DO Here?

Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26 Deanna Gray Minick 6/3/26

Microsoft Gave You the Directions. Your Delivery Model Determines the ETA.

Margin Lives in Delivery
A LinkedIn Newsletter
Issue 01: Microsoft Gave You the Directions.
Your Delivery Model Determines the ETA.