You’ve been on NAV or Business Central for years.
You’re looking to upgrade, or to re-implement on the latest version. We plan the move, protect your data, and make the new version worth it.
You’ve been running on NAV or Business Central for years. You want to talk about what a move to Business Central SaaS really means for your data, your customizations, and your day-to-day operations.
Business Central ships two major release waves every year. See what has changed since the version you are running.
View version changesThe audit is the right place to start.
After years of using Dynamics NAV or Business Central, your business is no longer the same. Your team has changed, new employees have joined, processes have evolved, and new needs have emerged. The system has evolved too, and newer versions offer capabilities your current ways of working may not use. An audit is the right time to compare how the system is used today with what your business needs now, then decide what to improve next.
Explore the Dynamics NAV | Business Central AuditMove to Business Central SaaS in five controlled stages.
A structured migration turns the current-state assessment into a tested cloud environment, a controlled cutover and supported adoption.
Assessment and Discovery
- Audit current on-premises NAV or Business Central environment.
- Review existing customizations, reports, and third-party add-ons.
- Identify obsolete code and data cleanup needs.
- Map features to standard Business Central SaaS capabilities.
Planning and Scope
- Define project timeline, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Formulate a data migration and historical data strategy.
- Choose app extensions to replace legacy custom code.
- Establish budget and licensing requirements for the cloud.
Execution and Migration
- Set up the secure cloud environment and configure tenants.
- Refactor customizations into modern AL extensions.
- Execute test data migrations and schema upgrades.
- Integrate cloud services and connected third-party apps.
Testing and Validation
- Conduct end-to-end business process testing.
- Perform user acceptance testing (UAT) with key staff.
- Validate financial reports, data accuracy, and workflows.
- Train users on new features and cloud navigation.
Go-Live and Support
- Execute final data cutover during an agreed window that reflects your operating calendar.
- Perform final system checks and user access sign-offs.
- Provide hypercare support during the first weeks of use.
- Transition to ongoing cloud maintenance and updates.
Decisions to prepare together
Which data and history need to move, and which can remain available separately? Which business processes and financial reports must your team validate before go-live? Who will take part in that validation, and when can your operations accommodate the cutover? Bring these questions to the assessment so the plan reflects your business, your data and your team’s availability.
