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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

By : Roberto Stefanetti, Alex Chow
Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

By: Roberto Stefanetti, Alex Chow

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is a full business solution suite and a complete ERP solution, which contains a robust set of development tools; these tools can help you to gain control over your business and can simplify supply chains, manufacturing, and operations. Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise covers the latest features of Dynamics Business Central and NAV from the end users' and developers' perspectives. It also provides an insight into different tools available for implementation, whether it's a new installation or migrating from the previous version of Dynamics NAV. This book will take you from an introduction to Dynamics NAV 2018 through to exploring all the techniques related to implementation and migration. You will also learn to expand functionalities within your existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation, perform data analysis, and implement free third-party add-ons to your existing installation. As you progress through the book, you will learn to work with third-party add-on tools. In the concluding chapters, you will explore Dynamics 365 Business Central, the new Cloud solution based on the Microsoft NAV platform, and techniques for using Docker and Sandbox to develop applications. By the end of the book, you will have gained a deep understanding of the key components for successful Dynamics NAV implementation for an organization.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 4. Implementation Process – Partner's Perspective

In this chapter, we will learn about the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation process from the perspective of a reseller. This chapter will explain the meaning of implementation and show that there are different methodologies that you can apply.

In an implementation process, several actors may get involved, each one playing their own role. We will learn what kind of roles can be found in a Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation and the job that can be expected from each role.

We will also see that the implementation process can be broken down into phases, and we will learn about the tasks included in each phase.

The main topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:

  • Defining what an implementation is
  • Using methodology
  • Roles involved in an implementation project
  • The phases of the project
  • Considerations for an implementation of...