It takes nine months to make a baby. And no matter how much money you offer, you simply can’t assign three women to the job and have it done in three months. That’s just a fact of life. I would argue that the same is often true with technology projects. If a project is taking …
How Long Should My ERP or Integration Project Take? Read More »
When it comes to technology, a misworded sentence can sure stir up the chickens. Last year in Orlando Marko Perisic, GM at Microsoft in Denmark, proved this rather emphatically. I was at the GP Tech Conference recently in Fargo ND. The conference is always a good one, and invariably some new technology is …
The Intelligent Edge and Dynamics GP. Don’t believe some of the tweets! Read More »
"I've had a consultant in here for 2 years now 'converting data'. Does that seem reasonable?" This is a direct quote from a meeting that I was in today. And I wish that I could tell you that it was the first time I've heard something like this! Whether you are talking Business Central, GP, …
How do I get historical data into my new system? Read More »
It’s been a year since I wrote the post “My 30-day experiment: Can I Run My Small Business on Dynamics 365?”. “My small business, Briware Solutions, has been using Microsoft Dynamics GP for the last 4 years or so. I wanted to know: would I be just as happy using Dynamics 365? So I started …
One Year After Moving from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 – Where are We Now Read More »
Babies can’t run. It doesn’t matter how much natural talent they have or how much fancy baby-sized running gear you buy. They simply can’t run. In fact, they spend a pretty long time crawling before they can even learn to walk. Likewise, when you implement a new ERP system you can’t jump straight to the …
Crawl, Walk, Run Your Way to a Successful ERP Implementation Read More »
You Say Integration, I say Automation. You Say Customization, I Say Configuration.... Before we call the whole thing off, we just need to make sure we both have the same definition for the words or concepts we are using when we talk about Microsoft Dynamics projects. Integration versus Automation After I wrote the post “Save …
My phone has been buzzing all week with people asking the same thing: "what the heck is going on down there in Orlando? What do you mean Dynamics 365 is dead?" Stay calm, it’s not dead. But it might be different. But let me back up. The first day of the NAV Directions conference was …
Calm Down, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Edition is Not Dead Read More »
I am sitting beside a pool on a family vacation somewhere warm. The kids are swimming, the ocean is within view, and all is right with the world. With a Banks Beer at my side, and a shady table to sit at it feels exactly the right time to write a blog post on chart …
Chart of Accounts Design – Dynamics 365 Business Edition vs Dynamics GP Read More »
Comparing Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 isn't like comparing apples to oranges, it's more like comparing apples to pears. Both apples and pears are crisp, sweet, and firm. They both have seeds in the middle and are available in red, yellow, or green. But there is a different texture, there is a different juice, …
Dynamics GP vs Dynamics 365 – Why can’t we just get a comparison checklist? Read More »
Companies are always asking us to compare Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Microsoft Dynamics GP. While it is really difficult to provide a tit for tat comparison of features, as we dig more into Dynamics 365 we can definitely note some conceptual differences. Here are some conceptual areas related to transaction entry where Dynamics …
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