Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations

Managing the scope

What functionality is available in the version you are upgrading to versus what is in the scope of the upgrade project is the issue that needs to be decided.

In my experience, delivering the current functionality available to the business is the first step towards the new platform. No one would like to go backward on the features they already had. However, you should negotiate for not implementing brand new features as part of the upgrade project itself. These new features can come as a next step after the upgrade, even if these features are available out-of-the-box in the new version of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. You need to consider the time needed for the implementation of such features and the impact to ...