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Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect

By : Brent Dawson
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Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect

By: Brent Dawson

Overview of this book

Implementing an ERP project is a daunting task, and it can often get derailed due to several reasons, including but not limited to inefficient planning, inadequate resource scoping, insufficient working knowledge of ERP systems, and more. Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect helps you understand the intricacies of ERP project implementation for seamless deployment. This comprehensive guide helps you gain a deep understanding of how to implement and optimize robust business applications that meet the evolving needs of organizations. You’ll discover various integration methodologies to integrate different software applications and plan successful data migration seamlessly. By leveraging the author’s expertise, you’ll explore different challenges that can lead to project failure or cost/time overruns, along with customized solutions to maneuver past those issues for a successful outcome. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to identify potential issues that can negatively impact the delivery of the project and make design decisions that will prevent any potential negative impact on the design and functionality of the system at go-live stage.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1: Architectural Considerations and Best Practices for D365 Finance and SCM
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Part 2: From Solution Design to Deployment – Practical Advice

Real-world example

I’ve presented a lot of information in this chapter about licensing and how to properly determine the correct number of licenses needed for a compliant deployment. If you have followed what I’ve written, it should be relatively easy to calculate the correct number of licenses. But you need to make sure that you fully understand how decisions you make as an SA can have a direct impact on license numbers and types. The following example is based on a real-life scenario I came across.

As I mentioned, I live in the UK (so I’m going to be talking in Great British Pounds (GBP)). A government entity had hired a Microsoft partner to come in and help them get their new D365 Finance and SCM system in place. As a large partner, they had many people who we assigned to the project. During the discovery phase, the SA convinced the client that they were going to create too many purchase requisitions on a daily basis, so it would be best for each user to...