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Business Central All Key Information at a Glance

Are you planning to introduce Dynamics 365 Business Central in your company? Then you will find an overview here with direct links to some relevant articles. As a rule, close cooperation with an experienced implementation partner is usually the key 🗝️ to success. What do you need to consider before, during, and after implementation? Which aspects need to be clarified? What challenges will you face? And how can you find the right partner to provide you with optimal support? 🤝

The Perfect Solution for SMEs: introducing Dynamics 365 Business Central

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular decide to introduce Business Central. The cloud ERP solution from Microsoft helps them to assert themselves in a highly competitive environment, to work scalably and efficiently and to position themselves well for the future.

Digitalization of Business Processes

The digital transformation requires companies to automate and centrally control manual or isolated processes. But even today, many still work with Excel, individual software or even paper processes. This slows things down time and time again.

Advantages of BC

With Business Central, you have centralized data storage, which means that there is a uniform database and data silos are a thing of the past. In addition, processes can be automated (e.g. invoice processing or warehouse postings). And not to forget: Business Central is linked to other Microsoft tools (e.g. Outlook, Teams, Power BI and Power Automate). This also makes work much easier in some places and saves you a lot of time!

Growth and Scalability

When companies grow, they eventually reach the limits of their existing IT landscape. Either because new locations are added, the number of employees or customers continues to increase or because international activities are on the agenda.

Advantages of BC

With the help of Business Central, processes can be easily scaled and it is also possible to map multiple companies, languages and currencies. And new business areas (e.g. production, project management) can also be integrated.

In addition, find 11 convincing arguments that will reinforce your decision to implement Business Central.

Implementing Business Central

Success Factor: choosing the Right Implementation Partner

Implementing an ERP system such as Business Central is by no means as simple or intuitive as introducing other business software. That’s why you need the active support of a vendor (we’re talking about a partner here) with expert knowledge!

When selecting a partner, a checklist with clear criteria is helpful. You should also create a requirements specification that contains all your requirements and use it to gather feedback from all potential vendors.

In addition, you should definitely watch out for warning signs (“red flags”) that indicate a lack of professionalism on the part of the vendor.

Ensuring Project Success

Whether the project will be successful depends on numerous other factors. One of these is the clear definition of the project goals. It makes sense to work with SMART goals here. Incidentally, there are also great parallels here with the first moon landing, which took place in 1969.

A kick-off meeting held at the beginning of the Business Central implementation and as part of the project preparation is also helpful. Another very important factor is choosing the right project manager, who should definitely have one particular quality. Don’t underestimate the role of management either, as they are expected to do much more than just sign the contract!

Remote Implementation

Did you know that Business Central can also be implemented entirely remotely? In fact, this approach offers a number of advantages over on-site implementation in the long term. We strongly recommend that you consider this option in advance.

Implementing Business Central: the Project Methodology

And how does the implementation of the solution take place in the company? A common project methodology from the vendor’s point of view looks like this:

  1. Analyze current processes and define goals
  2. Define solution approaches
  3. Implement solution approaches
  4. Carry out functional tests
  5. Carry out integration tests
  6. Train users
  7. Provide support during roll-out

More detailed information on the individual phases can be found here.

Typical Challenges when implementing Business Central

Before or during the implementation of Business Central, there are various risks and challenges that need to be overcome. These include, for example, time or budget overruns. Both scenarios can be avoided with good planning. Resistance in the team can also jeopardize the success of the project. Here it is advisable to think about change management at an early stage.

We are Happy to support you in implementing Business Central in your Company

The implementation of Business Central is one of our core competencies and your project success is always our top priority! Feel free to contact us if you are planning to implement Business Central in your company. We are also happy to assist you with your change management.