What it takes to be an AI Leader

​Partnering together, Microsoft & Akkodis’ collaborative approach goes beyond technological innovation, placing equal emphasis on leadership alignment and organizational readiness. ​

Market Signals, Leadership Behaviors, and What Comes Next

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Akkodis & Microsoft: Accelerating AI-Driven Transformation​

Akkodis leverages our more than 1,450 tech professionals in Australia and deep local expertise to design, build and operationalize technology implementations, using the full Microsoft technology stack: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Copilot and Azure. ​

Having partnered with Microsoft in Australia since 2013, Akkodis has helped organizations innovate faster, achieve efficiency gains and realize long term-value, winning multiple recognitions for our work with customers.

 Solutions Overview

Power Platform​

Dynamics 365​

Azure​

Empower your enterprise to

build and innovate faster

and smarter with low-code

tools Power BI, Power

Apps, Power Automate,

and Copilot Studio. ​

Build stronger customer

relationships across sales,

marketing & customer

service and optimize

operations with agentic

CRM and ERP.​

Accelerate AI app

development, maximize

developer productivity,

and optimize workloads

for cost efficiency on a

comprehensive cloud

computing platform.​

Drive measurable value

across your organization

– automating workflows

and boosting

productivity – with

enterprise AI.​

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot can potentially transform business operations by boosting productivity, improving decision-making, automating routine tasks, and personalising customer interactions.

To effectively apply Microsoft 365 Copilot and drive maximum value, consider these five critical aspects for a successful pilot program:

Integration with Microsoft applications

Value drivers within business functions

Strategic implementation and value assessment

Governance, training, and change management

Our eBook provides insights on how you can use Copilot pilots to help your organization understand the value drivers and ROI of this transformative technology.

What it takes to be an AI Leader

Market Signals, Leadership Behaviors, and What Comes Next

Gartner reports that only 30% of generative AI pilots succeed, while Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds

just 26% deliver value. For many organizations, promising AI initiatives stall in the Proof-of-Concept stage—

never reaching the scale needed to deliver meaningful impact.

This eBook draws on global research, market insights, and real-world case studies to reveal how AI leaders are breaking through. 

You'll discover: 

The six leadership behaviors that drive AI success at scale

How agentic AI is transforming industries by taking on defined business roles

Microsoft's top AI use cases delivering measurable results in business and government

Practical strategies to move from experimentation to sustainable, high-impact adoption

Partnering together, Microsoft & Akkodis' approach to AI emphasizes not just the technology itself but also the importance of leadership and readiness to realize AI's potential at scale.

Transform Business Faster with Akkodis & Microsoft Business Applications

Microsoft Business Applications—including Dynamics 365 and Power Platform—deliver purpose-built solutions for sales, customer service, operations, finance, field service, and more. Akkodis helps organizations implement these tools quickly and cost-effectively, using low-code technologies to modernize and scale critical processes. From solving complex challenges to delivering measurable outcomes, we enable transformation that’s fast, accurate, and minimally disruptive.

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Dynamics 365 Sales

Streamline sales, close deals faster and drive growth with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales – an agentic CRM that can help accelerate revenue. ​

Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Deliver exceptional service through Dynamics 365 Customer Service’s omnichannel support, automated case management and autonomous agents.​

Dynamics 365 Marketing

Enhance seller productivity with advanced marketing automation tools and build stronger customer relationships with personalized campaigns enabled by Dynamics 365 Marketing. ​

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

Unify customer data with real-time journeys, using Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, to create engaging experiences across sales, marketing and service.​

Dynamics 365 Field Service

Optimize on-site service delivery with Dynamics 365 Field Service’s scheduling, routing and remote assistance tools. ​

Dynamics 365 Contact Center

Enhance efficiency across engagement channels, boost service rep productivity and transform the service experience with Dynamics 365 Contact Center. ​

Akkodis brings deep technology expertise to organizations adopting Dynamics 365, a cloud-based suite of intelligent business applications that unify CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) capabilities. ​

Dynamics 365 helps organizations manage sales, marketing, contact centers, customer service, and finance—all within a single, integrated platform. Throughout our partnership with Microsoft, Akkodis has built a proven track record of helping businesses unlock long-term value through tailored Dynamics 365 deployments and leverage the latest capabilities Microsoft has to offer. ​

AI Agents: Revolutionizing the Digital Landscape

Joshua Morley, Akkodis Group AI Officer, outlined the rapid evolution of AI over recent years, describing three key waves of transformation. The first wave saw the rise of image generation tools like DALL·E, followed by the second wave in late 2022 when ChatGPT’s rapid adoption drove an enterprise rush. The third wave introduced AI agents—pre-trained models able to use tools, perform searches, and write code—which has now evolved into agentic systems, where multiple specialized agents collaborate under a controller to complete complex tasks. Morley emphasized that this latest phase moves beyond simple language interaction to actively actioning insights, paving the way for greater value creation.

Söze: Minimizing risks and improving outcomes in police investigations​

Manually driven methods of analysis are struggling to keep pace with the sheer scale and complexity of the data landscape.​

Backed by Microsoft and built on the Azure platform, Söze is a data analytics platform that enables police investigators to rapidly integrate and visualize vast amount of data from multiple sources and devices.​

With Söze, investigations can be completed in a fraction of the time, with investigators being able complete 24 months of analysis in 6 months in one case. ​

Case Study: Yarning – First of its kind Aboriginal Language App

By breaking down language barriers in Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, the Yarning mobile app helped foster better interactions between these communities and Western Australian Police Force (WAPF) officers.

Built on the Microsoft Power Platform and created by the WAPF’s Aboriginal Affairs Division in collaboration with Aboriginal Interpreting WA, Akkodis and Microsoft, the Yarning mobile app won Akkodis the Microsoft 2022 Partner of the Year – Social Impact award.

Microsoft Power Platform – AI Powered Low Code Tools 

Power Apps

Drive real business value, boost developer productivity, and enhance end-user productivity with enterprise solutions, built with Power Apps. ​

Power Automate

Streamline business processes and scale confidently with Power Automate, an end-to-end enterprise automation solution. ​

Power BI

Unify disparate data sources and uncover new insights with Power BI to help drive decision-making. ​

Power Pages

Empower teams to create enterprise-grade business portals faster and more cost-efficiently with Power Pages. ​

Copilot Studio

Reimagine business processes across your organization with custom agents built with Copilot Studio. ​

With over 1,450 technology professionals and deep expertise in a wide range of industries, including Public Safety & Justice, the Nonprofit Sector, Youth, Children and Family Services, the Public Sector and Healthcare, Akkodis specializes in deploying low-code solutions built with the Microsoft Power Platform. ​

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The Power Platform is a comprehensive low-code development suite that empowers organizations to rapidly build custom applications, automate complex workflows, analyze data for actionable insights, and create virtual agents—all without extensive coding. With its seamless integration with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, and Copilot Studio, the Power Platform enables organizations to innovate faster, enhance productivity and scale confidently. ​

Built for Now, Designed for the Future: Smart Tasking for Frontline Police

When every second counts, frontline police officers can’t afford to lose time on paperwork. In collaboration with a leading Australian law enforcement agency, Daniel Bett - National Microsoft Solutions Lead and the Microsoft solutions team created a powerful, scalable task management system using Microsoft Power Apps and Azure SQL. Replacing manual whiteboards and logbooks with a real-time mobile experience, the solution helps constables and sergeants stay focused, informed, and ready for action—now and into the future. 

Unlock Business Value with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot can potentially transform business operations by boosting productivity, improving decision-making, automating routine tasks, and personalizing customer interactions. Our eBook provides insights on how you can use Copilot pilots to help your organization understand the value drivers and ROI of this transformative technology.

Akkodis & Microsoft: Driving Business and Enterprise Success

Since 2013, Akkodis has partnered with Microsoft in Australia to deliver transformative solutions for business and government clients. Leveraging the full Microsoft technology stack, Akkodis provides secure and trusted capabilities across AI and data transformation, application modernization, and managed services. With a global network of over 50,000 technology experts in 30 countries, Akkodis brings deep cross-industry expertise to collaboratively design, build,

and support mission-critical outcomes. This partnership ensures clients benefit from scalable, intelligent solutions

tailored to their strategic goals.​

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