The implementation can keep moving and still drift away from the result everyone expected.
A change to the data can affect reporting. An integration decision can change how people complete the work. Testing can expose gaps that started much earlier. The work has to keep coming back to the outcome the business expects, even when individual requirements need to change along the way.
Working scope
What needs to work when the system goes live, and what decisions could change that expectation?
Data and connections
What needs to move, what stays where it is, and which systems need to exchange information?
Testing and acceptance
Who will test complete business scenarios, and what has to work before the system is accepted?
People and go-live
Who needs to be ready, what changes for them, and what has to happen before the business switches over?
Keep the implementation tied to the business outcome from the first build decision through go-live.
A Confidence Roadmap can help when the desired outcome, application fit, scope, or major dependencies still need to be worked through. It is not required to begin implementation. If the business is ready to commit, the work can begin with the outcome, requirements, designs, process knowledge, estimates, and decisions already in place.
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Confirm the outcome and starting point
Start with the result the business expects the implementation to produce.
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Then review the requirements, processes, existing designs, data sources, integrations, security needs, reports, and decisions already made. Confirm which requirements still support the intended outcome and where something may need to change before the build moves too far forward.
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Build and test against the outcome
Configure the application, prepare data, connect systems, and test complete business scenarios with the people who understand how the work is performed.
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Testing should show whether the system is producing the expected result, not simply whether each individual requirement was built as originally written.
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Prepare the business for go-live
Complete data validation, user access, training, cutover planning, and final readiness checks.
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The system, users, data, and supporting processes should all be ready to produce the outcome the business committed to when the system goes live.
Implementation looks different depending on what the application has to do.
Each Microsoft application brings different process, data, integration, security, and testing requirements.
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Choose an application to see what typically needs to be addressed during implementation.
Business Central Implementation
Dynamics 365 Sales Implementation
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Implementation
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Implementation
Dynamics 365 Field Service Implementation
Dynamics 365 Project Operations Implementation
Microsoft Power Platform Implementation
Microsoft Copilot Implementation
Business Central Implementation
Question the implementation answers
What must the implementation put in place so finance and operations can run in Business Central with the required data, controls, reporting, and day-to-day processes?
What the implementation covers
Financial setup, dimensions, posting, approvals, controls, and user access
In-scope purchasing, sales, inventory, projects, service, or production processes
Master data, opening balances, and open transactions that need to move
Connections with banking, payroll, CRM, reporting, Power Platform, or other systems
Reports, document layouts, workflows, and automation needed for day-to-day work
What has to be ready for go-live
Opening balances and migrated data are validated by the business
Finance and operating scenarios have been tested end to end
Security roles, approvals, and financial controls have been confirmed
Users know how to perform the work they own
Cutover tasks, responsibilities, timing, and support contacts are understood
What implementation requires from the business and how the work moves toward go-live.
Implementation is shared work. Configuration and development have to move alongside business decisions, data preparation, testing, user readiness, and the practical work required to move from the current process to the new system.
Starting Investment
$21,500
Implementations can start at $15,000. Total investment depends on the application, scope, data, integrations, reporting, automation, testing, and amount of business change involved.
Typical Timeframe
Depends on implementation complexity
Timing depends on the work being implemented, data readiness, integrations, outside dependencies, testing requirements, and availability of the people needed from the business.
Customer Time
Depends on the roles involved
Business and technical owners need time for decisions, data validation, testing, training, and go-live preparation. Those commitments are identified before delivery begins.
Participants
The people who own the work and systems
The group may include an executive sponsor, process owners, subject matter experts, IT and data owners, and the people responsible for testing and user readiness.
What clients say about working with Alliason.
“With Alliason, there was dialogue, problem-solving, and a real working relationship.”
Alan M., Vice President, IT, Highlight Health
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Start with the outcome and what you already have.
Begin with what the business expects to improve or accomplish.
Requirements, process maps, designs, estimates, proposals, technical documentation, or a Confidence Roadmap can all provide a starting point. Existing work is used where it still supports the intended outcome.
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Turn the outcome into a delivery plan.
Define how the system needs to support the business, what needs to be configured, what data needs to move, what systems must connect, what information people need, and who should have access to what.
Requirements can change when the work uncovers a better way to achieve the agreed result.
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Configure the application and connect the required systems.
Set up the application capabilities, security, workflows, integrations, data movement, reporting, and automation needed to support the intended result.
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Test whether the system delivers the expected result.
Test complete business scenarios from beginning to end using representative data and the people who understand the work.
The question is not simply whether the configuration matches a requirement. It is whether people can complete the work and get the expected result.
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Prepare users and the cutover.
Complete data validation, user access, training, cutover tasks, communications, and readiness checks.
People should understand what changes and what they need to do when the new system becomes the working system.
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Go live and confirm the system works in practice.
Execute the cutover, verify the production system against the expected business scenarios, address immediate go-live issues, and move the application into the support arrangement the client has chosen.
Questions leadership usually asks before implementation starts
Ready to turn the requirements into a working system?
Bring the requirements, process notes, proposal, estimate, designs, or application documentation you already have.
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We will start with the outcome you need, use what is already settled, and work through what still needs to happen to get the system live.