The Dynamics Laggard, Part 2: Why Has Expertise for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Become So Scarce?

Veterans of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV community contend that the parent company, Microsoft, must shoulder at least some of the responsibility for the difficulties now confronting partners and recruiters seeking to attract Dynamics NAV experts. 

Part 1 of this two-part series described the growing difficulties facing Dynamics NAV partners and customers in attracting top-quality expertise to oversee installation and customization projects for user of Dynamics NAV. 

"The NAV community is a big community and there are a lot of professionals but there seems to be more work out there then there are resources," said Marc DiGiorgio, VP of JustFoodERP, a Microsoft NAV partner. "So it's been a real challenge over the years. It's probably one of the biggest constraints to our business because right now we're looking to hire three or four people and it's really hard to find them. If you're looking for people with NAV experience, they're quite content living the lifestyle of a contractor, working on their own terms going from project to project just contracting. There's a huge community of those guys. That's not what we're interested in. We want employees."

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