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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

Overcoming Challenges in D365 Finance and SCM Projects

Every book needs to start somewhere. As I was sitting and planning out what to put into this book, I was trying to figure out what causes me the most lack of sleep in a project – meaning, what issues come up during a project deployment that cause the most issues and the most grief between consultants and clients?

I have been involved in Microsoft Dynamics projects for over 10 years now. Every project, no matter how hard you try to plan to avoid issues and problems, ends up with at least one major issue. Many, if not most, ERP projects are doomed to failure.

Whether it’s due to bad planning, incorrect resource staffing, or just a lack of knowledge of what a system can do or what a client wants, organizations will eventually run into something that causes a project to go completely off the rails. This, of course, will have not only a negative impact on timelines and budgets but also on the project team’s morale.

If we’re going to be successful, then we need to understand what we can do to help avoid issues and make our work as good as can be.