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Business Central Implementation Services

Connect all areas of your operations with expertly-deployed Microsoft’s ERP software

Expert Business Central Implementations For Growing Organisations

Akita delivers Business Central implementation services that help organisations improve financial visibility, automate processes and create more efficient operations. From requirements gathering and solution architecture through to migration, configuration and support, we provide everything needed for a successful Microsoft ERP implementation.

Whether you’re deploying Business Central for the first time, migrating from Sage, upgrading from Dynamics NAV or replacing a legacy ERP system, we help deliver successful outcomes with minimal disruption to your operations.

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Why Choose Business Central For Your ERP Implementation?

As organisations grow, disconnected systems, spreadsheets and manual processes can limit efficiency, visibility and decision making.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brings finance, operations, sales, inventory, purchasing, project management and reporting together within a single cloud ERP platform.

A successful Business Central implementation can help your organisation:

  • Improve financial control and reporting
  • Automate manual business processes
  • Eliminate duplicate data entry
  • Increase operational visibility
  • Improve forecasting and planning
  • Support business growth with a scalable platform

As an experienced ERP solutions partner, Akita helps organisations deploy solutions that align technology with business objectives, delivering long-term value rather than simply installing software.

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Trusted Partner For Business Central Deployments At Scale

Successful Business Central implementations require more than software configuration. Our consultants combine commercial understanding, technical expertise and proven delivery methodologies to ensure every project delivers measurable business value.

Discovery & Solution Architecture

We take the time to understand your organisation, processes and objectives before designing a Business Central solution that supports your operational and financial requirements.

Data Migration & Integrations

Aligning Business Central with your processes, objectives and growth plans from day one.

User Training & Adoption

Role-based training that helps users embrace Business Central with confidence.

ERP Project Risk Reduction

Structured planning, testing and governance that support successful project delivery.

Ongoing Optimisation & Support

Continuous consultancy, enhancements and support to maximise long-term value.

How Can Business Central Transform Your Operations?

Business Central can transform operations management thanks to the following functionality:

Finance & Invoicing

Automate billing and invoicing, track financial performance data and deliver up-to-the-minute P&L data

Supply Chain

Predict demand based on your sales pipeline and ensure your organisation has the resources it needs to

Inventory

Assess requirements for resources based on demand prediction and manage labour to prevent bottlenecks

Project Management

Track and manage all aspects of a project, from initial sale through to final billing to maximise profitability

Sales Management

Manage prospect and customer contacts, track opportunities and automate sales processes to win business faster

Warehousing

Strategically manage warehousing, with adaptable use of space and predictive changes based on incoming and outgoing goods

Akita’s Approach To Business Central Implementations

Every successful Business Central implementation starts with a structured approach.

As an experienced Microsoft business applications developer, our consultants have assisted organisations worldwide with Microsoft Business Central deployment. Through the following approach, we help them to maximise their operations, reduce costs and achieve their business objectives.

Discovery Workshops

Every successful Business Central implementation starts with understanding your organisation's objectives, challenges and operational requirements. Through structured discovery workshops, our consultants engage with stakeholders across finance, operations, manufacturing, warehousing and management teams to establish project goals, identify opportunities for improvement and define the outcomes your organisation expects to achieve. This collaborative approach ensures the implementation is aligned with business priorities from the outset.

Business Process Mapping

Before configuring Business Central, our consultants take the time to understand how your organisation operates today. Our consultants analyse existing workflows, data flows and operational processes, identifying inefficiencies, duplication and opportunities for automation. By documenting current and future-state processes, we ensure Business Central is designed around the way your business works rather than forcing users to adapt to unnecessary complexity.

Requirements Gathering

A clear understanding of requirements is fundamental to project success. We work closely with stakeholders to document functional, technical and reporting requirements, ensuring all departments are represented throughout the project. This process establishes the scope of the implementation, identifies integration and compliance requirements, and helps prevent costly changes later in the project lifecycle.

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Solution Architecture

Our Business Central consultants translate business requirements into a detailed solution architecture that serves as the blueprint for implementation. This includes defining system configuration, security structures, reporting frameworks, data models, integrations and user roles. By establishing the right architecture before deployment begins, organisations can reduce implementation risk and create a scalable platform that supports future growth.

Configuration & Development

Once the solution architecture for Business Central has been agreed, we configure the softeware to support your operational requirements. This includes setting up financial processes, inventory management, manufacturing workflows, service operations and reporting structures. Where additional functionality is required, our development team can deliver customisations, integrations and extensions that enhance the capabilities of the platform while maintaining long-term maintainability.

Data Migration

Accurate data is essential for a successful implementation. Our consultants carefully plan and execute the migration of financial, operational and customer data from legacy systems into Business Central. Through validation, cleansing and testing processes, we help ensure your organisation begins life on the new platform with reliable, accurate information and minimal disruption to day-to-day operations.

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Testing & User Acceptance

Before go-live, we conduct comprehensive testing to ensure Business Central performs as expected across all areas of the organisation. This includes functional testing, process testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing. By validating workflows and business scenarios prior to deployment, we minimise risk and help ensure users can work confidently with the new system from day one.

User Training & Change Management

Technology delivers the greatest value when users understand how to use it effectively. Our training programmes are tailored to different roles and departments, ensuring employees gain the knowledge and confidence required to work successfully within Business Central. Alongside training, we support wider change management activities to encourage user engagement and accelerate adoption.

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Go-Live Support

The transition to a new ERP system is a critical stage of any implementation. Our consultants provide dedicated go-live support to help manage the move to Business Central, monitor system performance and quickly resolve any issues that arise. Following deployment, we remain available to support users, optimise processes and ensure the solution continues to deliver value as your organisation evolves.

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Operational Benefits Of Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a highly regarded cloud-based ERP system. Alongside powerful financial management capabilities, it offers supply chain operations management tools that support tasks from procurement to end retail.

It also offers a comprehensive view of customer relationships and can assist with the efficient management of sales opportunities from ‘quote to cash’.

Business Central also excels in project management, ensuring projects remain within budget and time constraints. And when integrated with Power BI, it offers powerful analytics and reporting, empowering data-driven decisions within your organisation.

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Intuitive & Scalable Operations

Business Central is easy to adopt within your organisation. Mirroring other Microsoft products, user functionality will be familiar to those already acquainted with the Microsoft ecosystem, with the intuitive user interface helping reduce the learning curve typically with ERP systems.

The integration capabilities are another plus, with seamless synchronisation with other Microsoft solutions such as Dynamics 365, Office 365 and more, providing a unified experience that increases productivity and simplifies data flow across platforms.

And as Business Central is designed to be a centralised operations solution, integrations with third-party applications are widely supported, allowing you to expand functionality as your success grows. In this way, your ERP system can deliver great ROI

 

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Why Choose Akita As Your Business Central Implementation Partner?

With over 25 years of experience supporting organisations with their business technology, Akita brings extensive technical and best-practice understanding to every one of our projects. Wider benefits of our approach include:

Security & Compliance: Your data is our priority. As a Cyber Essentials Plus holder, we ensure all implementations are compliant with industry standards, safeguarding your business information. We’re also highly experienced in configuring Microsoft security measures to deliver a balance of assurance and convenience.

End-to-End Support: From initial consultation to post-go-live support, we’re with you at every step. Our consultants ensure your Business Central implementation is smooth and the solution meets your needs. We’ll continue to empower your team with the necessary training, ensuring they harness the full potential of the platform.

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Expertise: Our seasoned professionals come with deep industry knowledge, ensuring your Business Central implementation meets your specific sector needs.

Approach: We deliver solutions, not software. So, we’ll tailor Business Central to exactly meet your business needs – both now and in the future – rather than simply giving you off-the-shelf software that doesn’t align with your goals.

Training & Skill Transfer: We partner with organisations long term, so our responsibility doesn’t end at implementation. And we’ll keep you up to date with relevant developments that could benefit you.

Business Central Implementation FAQ

How long does a Business Central implementation take?

Implementation timescales vary depending on the complexity of the solution, data migration requirements, integrations and any bespoke development. A standard Business Central deployment can often be completed within a matter of weeks, while larger multi-department or multi-entity implementations typically follow a phased approach. During discovery, we'll assess your requirements and provide a realistic project plan with clear milestones and timescales.

Can Business Central be customised?

Business Central is highly customisable to business needs. With a range of finance and operations modules available, it's designed with flexibility in mind. Some customisation can be undertaken by users, while others do requirements development time. Additionally, there's a large marketplace of extensions and add-ons available, allowing organisations to integrate additional features or third-party applications as required.

Can you integrate Business Central with other systems?

Yes. Business Central integrates effortlessly with wider Microsoft 365 solutions to introduce enhanced working efficiencies. It can also be integrated with a broad range of other software and applications, becoming a centralised hub for all your operational requirements.

What industries have you implemented Business Central for?

Our highly experienced developers and consultants have worked on large-scale projects for sectors including finance, manufacturing, automotive, the steel industry, defence, energy, furniture, construction, service, textiles and more.

How does Business Central handle updates and upgrades?

As a cloud-based solution, Business Central handles updates and upgrades seamlessly. Security patches typically associated with other Business Central software are undertaken automatically by Business Central. Any updates potentially impacting operations can be manually approved by users. Twice a year Microsoft provides new features and significant improvements to the platform that can be deployed at a user’s convenience.

What reporting is available in Business Central?

Out of the box Business Central offers a range of ad hoc and real-time financial and operational report options that can then be easily tailored to organisational requirements. Reporting can be further enhanced using Power BI, allowing data to be pulled from multiple sources simultaneously to enhance business decision making.

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With a 25-year heritage of digital success solutions, we design, develop, manage and support Microsoft Dynamics solutions for some of the leading organisations across the UK and internationally.

Our Microsoft ERP services help organisations transform their operations, streamlining processes and taking data out of silo.

Beyond Business Central, our expertise spans wider Microsoft business applications including Dynamics 365 CE applications, SharePoint and the Power Platform applications, as well as wider third-party solutions. So, whatever the trajectory of your business transformation, we meet your technology needs.

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