24 Top Features of Dynamics 365 Sales to Maximize Productivity

This stat won’t surprise you: 

Sales teams are the most stressed people in an office, with 79% having suffered with work-related stress. – Source.  

While motivation and a good environment help to make them feel better, they‘re often not enough. The right tool that meets their current and evolving needs works best for them. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for sales is one such tool that is explicitly made to boost the efficiency of the sales team. 

This CRM has some really great features that have been a game changer in boosting the team’s productivity while making them close the deals with confidence. Let’s not just skim the surface but rather have a breakdown of the top features of Dynamics 365 Sales to maximize productivity. So that your sales team can make the most of their skills and the technology available. 

Check this: Transformative Capabilities and Benefits of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales 

Top 24 Features of Dynamics 365 Sales to Maximize Productivity in 6 Categories 

I. AI-Driven Insights AI-generated Summaries 

1. Sales Copilot (formerly Microsoft Viva Sales): Microsoft Sales Copilot integrates Microsoft 365 apps and CRM platforms and offers smart assistant features such as AI-generated insights, email assistance, conversation summaries, and personalized content creation. 
2. Predictive Lead & Opportunity Scoring: This is an advanced sales feature that supports sales, leads, and targets by foreseeing the high-potential leads and opportunities and calculating scores on the basis of historical data to remove the guesswork. 
3. Conversation Intelligence: Conversation intelligence in D365, allows the sales team to capture customer interactions, transcribe calls or Microsoft Teams meetings, and provide them with intelligent insights such as real-time tips during calls.
4. AI-generated Summaries: This feature allows access to a consolidated summary of customer data such as their buying pattern, associated opportunities, and the latest news or overview of an account.
5. Meeting Preparation Notes: Offers contextual insights before client meetings, ensuring better conversations and outcomes. 
6. Relationship Insights: Helps track engagement and identify deal risks based on relationship health and historical interactions. 

Read this: Integrating AI into Dynamics 365 for Sales 

II. Automation & Process Optimization

Manual tasks slow your team down. Dynamics 365 Sales automates repetitive activities, letting sales reps spend more time selling. Here are some automation and process optimization features: 

1. Sales Accelerator (Premium Feature): Combines data, prioritization, and AI to streamline sales outreach with pre-configured sequences. 
2. Email Engagement Tracking: Notify reps when emails are opened or clicked—so they know the perfect moment to follow up. 
3. Workflows and Automation: Enables rule-based automation for approvals, lead routing, and status updates.
4. Up Next Widget Enhancements: Smart prompts guide reps on what to do next, keeping momentum alive. 
5. Enhanced Sequences: Builds personalized multi-step engagement journeys without micromanagement. 
6. Automated Data Capture: Records call notes, emails, and CRM entries without manual effort.

III. Real-Time Data Visualization & Monitoring 

Without insights, you’re flying blind. These tools give you live visibility into pipeline health, forecasts, and performance metrics. 

1. Customizable Dashboards & Reports: Get tailored views into the team or individual performance, pipeline, and KPIs. 
2. Interactive Dashboards and Advanced Monitoring: Drill down into sales trends and performance metrics in real time. 
3. Forecasting & Pipeline Management: Predict revenue, track deals by stage, and make smarter decisions with AI-enhanced forecasting. 

Explore Now: Understanding Dynamics 365 Sales 

IV. Sales Enablement Tools 

The sales enablement tool allows the sales team to manage and make the most of their day-to-day selling activities helping them stay efficient, organized, and consistent in their efforts. 

1. New Opportunity Management Workspace: The new opportunity view enables the team to have a bird-eye view of the pipeline and easily and intuitively manage opportunities. This also removes redundant space and streamlines everything into one single workspace. 
2. Mobile Sales App: This app is available for both iOS and Android is available for sellers to swiftly respond to customers, keep themselves up-to-date, and access and share the right data from anywhere at any time while building great customer relationships. 

V. Unified Customer View & Integration 

One of the biggest productivity boosters? Having everything in one place. Dynamics 365 Sales integrates beautifully with Microsoft tools and offers a 360° customer view. 

1. Unified View: Consolidates customer interactions, activities, history, and data in a single view. 
2. Microsoft Teams Integration: Collaborate, share insights, and discuss deals with colleagues directly from within the CRM. 
3. Outlook Integration: Work where you already are—track emails, create contacts, and schedule follow-ups without leaving your inbox. 
4. Dynamics 365 Business Central Integration: Sync sales data with finance, operations, and inventory for smarter decision-making. 
5. SMS Communication: Connect with prospects or customers directly via text messages from within the CRM. 
6. Embedded Power BI for Insights: Visualize key metrics, trends, and performance with stunning dashboards right inside Dynamics 365 Sales. 

Check Now: Social Selling with Dynamics 365 for Sales 

VI. Customer Feedback 

Listening to your customers = smarter sales processes. Here’s how Dynamics 365 lets you turn feedback into fuel. 

1. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice: Create surveys, track customer satisfaction, and gather feedback to improve sales experiences and service. 

Dynamics 365 Sales Licensing Tiers 

Now that you’re already aware of some productivity accelerator features of Dynamics 365 sales, it’s time to have a look at the licenses available and what they come with:

I. Dynamics 365 Sales Free Trial

Get started with a one-month free trial for the first-time user to experience the game-changing capabilities of Dynamics 365 Sales that gives you features such as: 

• Sales accelerator 
• Opportunity management 
• Revenue forecasting 
• Sales insights 
• Mobile apps 
• AI-powered assistance 
• Conversation intelligence 
• Product tour assistant 

Note: The available features may vary based on environment and trial configuration. 

II. Sales Professional 

This license includes basic sales functionalities that effectively serve the sales team’s basic productivity needs. Ideal for small to mid-sized businesses that need essential CRM tools to manage their sales operations efficiently, offering: 

• Lead and opportunity management 
• Products and price management 
• Sales process automation 
• Quotes, orders, and invoices 
• Activities and Notes 
• Customer 360° View 
• Dynamics 365 Sales mobile application 
• Integration with other Microsoft 365 apps 

III. Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise  

Enterprises looking for some advanced automation, AI assistance, and customizable workflows to scale their sales productivity can opt for enterprise licenses for their sales teams such as: 

• Sales Copilot (AI)  
• Gamification 
• Forecasting 
• Lead & opportunity scoring 
• Customer Voice (in limited form) 
• Conversation intelligence 
• Sales Hub App 
• Territory Management 
• Partner relationship management 

Note: Sales Copilot (AI) is included, but not all Copilot features—some are exclusive to Premium or require additional licensing (e.g., Microsoft 365 Copilot). 

IV. Dynamics 365 Sales Premium

This version offers premium features that are built for high-performing sales organizations that want AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and advanced productivity enhancements with Microsoft Copilot: 

• Predictive Forecasting
• Pipeline Intelligence
• Relationship Analytics
• Seller Behavior Analysis
• Intelligent Worklists
• Predictive Scoring
• Personalized Seller Dashboards
• Other Copilot Capabilities

V. Microsoft Relationship Sales 

This license is a powerful combination of Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise and LinkedIn Sales Navigator, crafted for organizations focused on relationship selling and building deeper customer connections. It’s ideal for sales teams that thrive on social engagement, personalized outreach, and insight-driven selling, offering: 

• All features of Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise 
• LinkedIn Sales Navigator integration 
• Real-time account and lead insights from LinkedIn 
• Relationship health tracking 
• Advanced lead generation tools 
• Seamless synchronization of LinkedIn data with CRM 
• Recommended next-best actions based on relationship data 
• Unified view of contacts, companies, and interactions 

Final Thoughts from a Dynamics 365 CRM Expert

Every organization wants great sales and a high-performing sales team—but have they truly equipped them with the right tools? 

Also Read: How can Dynamics 365 improving Sales? 

That’s the real question. Despite their best skills, experience and dedication, sales teams often fall short—not because they lack effort, but because they lack the tools that actually work for them. 

While the Dynamics 365 Sales features we explored above cover an extensive range, there are even more capabilities—like lead and opportunity qualification rules, activity management with timeline views, partner relationship management (PRM), territory management, and others—that directly and indirectly supercharge sales productivity. Each of these features has been developed with the primary goal of empowering the sales team to build strong customer relationships.  

Experts at Soluzione not only believe that the offering of Dynamics 365 sales is packed into one smart platform but have proven this by empowering the sales team. If you also need help in choosing the right features or are planning your CRM journey, then let’s connect at contact@solzit.com  

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