Implementing Dynamics Software

The implementation, training and consultancy for Microsoft Dynamics is key if an organisation is to fully realise their investment in their new business software and reap the benefits it brings.

It is common knowledge that many Business software implementations fail or are simply not fully used after a while for various reasons the most common are as follows;

  • Lack of project planning
  • Lack of detailed product knowledge
  • Bad fit of software to organisational goals & needs
  • Lack of employee buy-in, what’s in it for them!

 This is where as a Microsoft accredited GOLD partner Avant-Garde can help make the project a success.

Why use Avant-Garde for your implementation of Microsoft Dynamics?

By using Avant-Garde as your Microsoft Dynamics partner we can bring expertise and tools to help ensure that your Microsoft Dynamics implementation is a success.

As your implementation partner we bring the following to your project;

  • Dynamics skill set certified by Microsoft
  • Microsoft Dynamics experience – We use it ourselves!
  • Microsoft Dynamics customisation and programming skills
  • Ongoing support for Microsoft Dynamics
  • Proven Microsoft Dynamics rapid implementation plan

Benefits of using our Rapid Implementation Plan

Our rapid installation method has been developed to get an organisations new to Microsoft Dynamics up and running with their new software in the quickest possible time (1 to 3 weeks) at a low fixed cost.

To achieve this we use a standard project plan, procedures and documentation that have been designed based on the recommendations set out by Microsoft and that have proved successful in their past installations.

Our Microsoft Dynamics rapid implementation project is broken down into the following phases:

  1. Project Kick Off meeting
  2. Dynamics installation with demo data
  3. Customisation & testing of screens, Reports, workflow & entities
  4. Import of customers data
  5. End user training
  6. Customer testing phase
  7. Final import and "Go Live"

What are the deliverables to our Customer?

In a rapid implementation, the customer should expect:

  1. Project kick off meeting
  2. Timetable for the implementation.
  3. Signed statement of work (SOW) document defining the scope of the project and what is expected from both parties.
  4. Import of specified source data from provided spreadsheet templates.
  5. Supported "Go Live" period.
  6. An installed product to agreed specifications.
  7. Completed structured end user training.

What Does the Customer Need to Provide?

The customer needs to provide the following to make the implementation go smoothly and to be completed in the time-frame allotted:

  1. A "Project Sponsor" an internal employee with overall project responsibility
  2. An organization chart
  3. A description of the current hardware, software, and server configuration (s).
  4. Pre-defined spreadsheets completed with data to import