A research-led point of view · ASE

An organization joins.
Its people need a reason to engage.

Connect member priorities, HR services and relevant learning in one account plan, with a named owner for the next conversation.

The opportunity worth testing

Make membership value visible before renewal.

ASE's member organizations can use HR resources, training and advisory services. A focused opportunity to test: connect a member's stated priorities with relevant participation and a helpful service handoff before the next value review.

What we know · why this fits

Verified membership model. ASE serves member employers and their employees, with training and services across the employee lifecycle.

A broader service network. The West Michigan employers association merged into ASE in January 2024. The current 2026–27 roundtables provide a timely setting for a consistent member-engagement pilot, without assuming an unresolved merger integration problem.

Research and assumptions ↓
What that could look like in practice

A more useful day in your CRM.

Proposed Dynamics 365 Sales member-account planning, Dynamics 365 Customer Insights for permissioned engagement and Copilot Studio agents under human management and control. Current Dynamics modules are unverified.

INTERACTIVE CONCEPT · Proposed Dynamics 365 customization · All names, people and numbers below are fictional.
Dynamics 365| Member Value Hub
Search accounts and contacts
MT
Relationship overviewStakeholdersAction planService signals
Learning engagements
12
Fictional 30-day cohort
Engaged member roles
2 / 3
Supervisor sponsor not mapped
Open service handoffs
2
Acknowledgment pending
The next action by team Illustrative records
Member stakeholderInteractionsLatest eventSignal
HR sponsor3YesterdayActive
Learning coordinator0Not mappedReview
Member owner4TodayActive
The people behind the handoff
JL
Jordan Lee
HR executive sponsor
AC
Alex Chen
Learning coordinator
SW
Sam Wells
Member account owner
Action plan Owner + action + measure
1 · ValidateConfirm the signal and permission.
2 · ActMember development manager owns the next step.
3 · MeasureAgreed next steps linked to member priorities
Account coach agent
Agents under human management and control

Connect a stated priority to one useful member benefit.

Observed signal · demo data

The fictional employer identified supervisor development as a priority, but has not selected a relevant learning activity.

Proposed next action

Confirm the priority with the HR sponsor and offer a relevant course or peer discussion. Let the member choose the next step.

Measure success

Agreed next steps linked to member priorities

Human review required. No automated outreach.

DESIGN CONCEPT BY AGILIDY · Fictional data · Not a screenshot of ASE's systems or an out-of-box Microsoft feature.
The industry journey

Connect the relationship to the outcome.

01

Join

Employer priorities and roles

Agree a member success plan
02

Orient

Relevant resources and access

Confirm stakeholder coverage
03

Engage

Learning and peer discussions

Track useful participation
04

Connect

Specialist service referral

Acknowledge the handoff
05

Renew

Member value conversation

Agree the next priorities
If I owned the outcome

Fractional leadership. A practical 90-day path.

Start with one team and one useful outcome. Establish a baseline, deliver the pilot and hand ownership to your people.

DAYS 1–3001

Prove one useful workflow

Baseline one member segment. Confirm the installed CRM, participation data and consent, then map the HR sponsor and one relevant service play.

Agreed baseline + working pilot
DAYS 31–6002

Build the operating rhythm

Run weekly member reviews and test staff-reviewed briefs. Coach insight-led conversations using the member's stated priorities rather than broad service blasts.

Reviewed results + adoption evidence
DAYS 61–9003

Measure and hand off

Review participation, handoff and renewal-conversation measures. Train a member-development owner and hand over the account-review rhythm.

Team-owned playbook + scale decision
Success measuresMember stakeholder coverageRelevant learning participationCompleted value reviews

Targets follow the baseline. Data access, licensing and feasibility need validation.

Why Agilidy · Jason Wickman

The Microsoft partner that runs on agents, not headcount.

I combine revenue leadership, Challenger selling and agents under human management and control to turn account insight into useful action.

I work with a handful of clients, own a focused outcome and leave your team able to sustain it. We establish the operating rhythm, measure progress and hand it over to your people.

Former Microsoft Dynamics Sales DirectorBuilt a CRM practice from $1M to a $14M exit in 3 yearsCo-led a $70M Microsoft practice at AlithyaRan AI/Copilot workshops with Microsoft
A practical way to start

15-minute call (free) → Revenue POV (free) → 30-Day Revenue Sprint (fixed fee) → Fractional CRO / Interim VP Sales (from $10K/month).

Microsoft services in scope

Dynamics 365 Sales, Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot for Sales, Copilot Studio, and custom agents under human management and control. We validate the relevant products and existing licenses before proposing implementation.

Could we prove one useful revenue opportunity?

Start with 15 minutes. If there is a clear fit, agree one focused outcome.

Book 15 Minutes with Jason Run the 5-Minute Revenue Diagnostic
Why this idea fits ASE · research + assumptions

Public sources establish ASE's services and network, not current Dynamics CRM licenses or a missing capability. Member participation is an engagement signal, not proof of satisfaction. Human owners validate relevance and permissions; no employment decisions or employee profiling are proposed.

Proposed Dynamics 365 Sales member-account planning, Dynamics 365 Customer Insights for permissioned engagement and Copilot Studio agents under human management and control. Current Dynamics modules are unverified.

Research reviewed October 16, 2026. Company facts are sourced above. CRM designs are Agilidy hypotheses, not claims of a broken system or promised returns.

Agilidy, LLC · Independent point of view for ASE · No affiliation implied.