A research-led point of view · Datex

The buyer describes complexity.
The sales plan should prove the fit.

Connect discovery, a focused WMS demonstration and implementation handoff around outcomes the customer agrees matter.

The opportunity worth testing

Turn industry insight into a mutual evaluation plan.

Datex sells Footprint WMS for complex warehouse operations. Agilidy's proposed role is on Datex's own commercial side: help sellers connect a buyer's operational problem to stakeholders, proof points and an acknowledged handoff.

What we know · why this fits

Verified business model. Footprint WMS serves 3PL and other demanding warehouse environments. Datex documents a Microsoft Azure architecture; that does not establish its internal CRM.

Why now. Datex's August 25, 2026 survey release says competitive advantage is shifting toward execution. That creates a timely conversation about carrying research insights into discovery and customer-agreed evaluation plans.

Research and assumptions ↓
What that could look like in practice

A more useful day in your CRM.

Proposed Dynamics 365 Sales opportunity planning, Copilot for Sales and Copilot Studio agents under human management and control. Internal CRM is unverified. This is not a WMS or ERP implementation proposal.

INTERACTIVE CONCEPT · Proposed Dynamics 365 customization · All names, people and numbers below are fictional.
Dynamics 365| Commercial Outcome Workspace
Search accounts and contacts
MT
Relationship overviewStakeholdersAction planService signals
Buyer roles mapped
3 / 4
Economic sponsor not confirmed
Proof points agreed
2 / 3
One needs buyer validation
Handoff actions
4
Named owners and due dates
The next action by team Illustrative records
Buying role / proofOpen itemsNext actionSignal
Account executive1Owner assignedActive
Solution consultant1Acknowledgment dueReview
Next-step review1Date agreedActive
The people behind the handoff
JL
Jordan Lee
Account executive
AC
Alex Chen
Solution consultant
SW
Sam Wells
Customer success owner
Action plan Owner + action + measure
1 · ValidateConfirm the signal and permission.
2 · ActAccount executive owns the next step.
3 · MeasureBuyer-confirmed evaluation criteria
Account coach agent
Agents under human management and control

Translate a general problem into a testable evaluation.

Observed signal · demo data

A fictional buyer discussed operational complexity without agreeing a demonstration success criterion.

Proposed next action

Ask the buyer to select one workflow and define what evidence would establish fit.

Measure success

Buyer-confirmed evaluation criteria

Human review required. No automated outreach.

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

Connect the relationship to the outcome.

01

Discover

Buyer-stated operating problem

Agree the outcome
02

Align

Business sponsor and users

Confirm buying roles
03

Demonstrate

Relevant scenario and evidence

Validate proof criteria
04

Commit

Mutual evaluation plan

Agree owner and date
05

Handoff

Approved scope and expectations

Receiving team acknowledges
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 3PL sales cohort. Validate Datex's actual CRM and define discovery, sponsor and proof criteria with sales leadership.

Agreed baseline + working pilot
DAYS 31–6002

Build the operating rhythm

Coach Challenger-style conversations around buyer-confirmed constraints. Pilot reviewed account briefs and a mutual evaluation plan; measure stage evidence.

Reviewed results + adoption evidence
DAYS 61–9003

Measure and hand off

Review evaluation progress and handoff completeness. Train the sales manager and customer-success owner, document the workflow and hand it over.

Team-owned playbook + scale decision
Success measuresBuyer-confirmed proof criteriaStakeholder coverageAcknowledged sales-to-delivery handoffs

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 Datex · research + assumptions

Microsoft Azure product hosting and external integration partnerships do not prove Datex uses Dynamics CRM internally. This concept is a commercial best-practice hypothesis, not a diagnosis of weak sales execution. Do not invent customer ROI, change warehouse operations or pitch ERP services.

Proposed Dynamics 365 Sales opportunity planning, Copilot for Sales and Copilot Studio agents under human management and control. Internal CRM is unverified. This is not a WMS or ERP implementation proposal.

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 Datex · No affiliation implied.