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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

By : Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat, JJ Yadav
Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

By: Rahul Mohta, Yogesh Kasat, JJ Yadav

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition, is a modern, cloud-first, mobile-first, ERP solution suitable for medium and large enterprise customers. This book will guide you through the entire life cycle of a implementation, helping you avoid common pitfalls while increasing your efficiency and effectiveness at every stage of the project. Starting with the foundations, the book introduces the Microsoft Dynamics 365 offerings, plans, and products. You will be taken through the various methodologies, architectures, and deployments so you can select, implement, and maintain Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition. You will delve in-depth into the various phases of implementation: project management, analysis, configuration, data migration, design, development, using Power BI, machine learning, Cortana analytics for intelligence, testing, training, and finally deployment, support cycles, and upgrading. This book focuses on providing you with information about the product and the various concepts and tools, along with real-life examples from the field and guidance that will empower you to execute and implement Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Foreword
Title Page
Credits
Disclaimer
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 12. Go Live

Go Live is one of the last events that needs to be executed as part of the ERP implementation project. This is the moment when you are going to turn on the switch start using the new ERP system. It is exciting; however, it is also the most hectic and intense period in the entire ERP project and deserves a fair amount of planning and attention to go smoother. So far, the project team has been working extremely hard designing, developing, and testing, and a lot of time and money has been put into the project. A successful Go Live can make all that hard work and investment worth and smoothen the adoption of the new ERP system.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • The production environment and responsibilities
  • The Go Live activities 
  • The organization's readiness to Go Live
  • Go Live planning and execution