PM 10 THE PROS AND CONS OF WORKING

PM 10 THE PROS AND CONS OF WORKING WITH UPGRADE CENTERS Henning Lund, Rapidi. Online

SESSION With the increased frequency of Dynamics NAV upgrades increased automation is necessary and available through dedicated upgrade centers. What are they and do they make sense for you and your partner? We will review the considerations for using these resources, their role alongside your partner in future upgrades, and if you have not upgraded in a while, how to consider this option when deciding whether to re-implement or upgrade #NAVUGCongress 16 2

YOUR PRESENTERS Henning Lund, CEO Rapidi. Online #NAVUGCongress 16 3

AGENDA Upgrade vs. reimplementation What is it like? Upgrade centers How to start Upgrade ROI tool Reasons to upgrade Networking #NAVUGCongress 16 4

WHAT IS AN UPGRADE CENTER? Upgrade centers • • 1 Click Factory Allé ARA Dynamics Archer Point Celenia Liberty Grove Software …and others #NAVUGCongress 16 Partner with specialization Specialized partner 5

DRIVERS FOR UPGRADE CENTERS NAV is growing #NAVUGCongress 16 NAV partner resources are busy NAV is on a good upgrade path 6

MARKET TRENDS Continuous releases from Microsoft Any Device Integrated Functionality Information rather than data Scale as your business grows Any time and place Pay as you go Decrease manual inputs #NAVUGCongress 16 7

TIME TO CONSIDER AN UPGRADE? Back on support Want to benefit from new functionality Need to increase productivity Integration with other Microsoft solutions Mobile ERP or a more simple user interface Face urgency to improve or harmonize processes #NAVUGCongress 16 8

THE MOBILE-FIRST, CLOUD-FIRST WORLD #NAVUGCongress 16 9

WHY UPGRADE TO DYNAMICS NAV 2016 #NAVUGCongress 16 10

WHY UPGRADE TO DYNAMICS NAV 2016 Upgrade and enable your Dynamics NAV for the Cloud to save on infrastructure Save, cost increases exponentially if not upgraded for a long time #NAVUGCongress 16 Get back on support Easier integration with other systems Make your business mobile - access NAV 2016 through the broad range of devices Bring your team to the next level of productivity Better support your business ambitions 11

PROS & CONS WORKING WITH UPGRADE CENTERS #NAVUGCongress 16

UPGRADE PARTNERS (MAY NOT BE COMPLETE) Through partners To customers • 1 Click. Factory • Simplanova • • • • To customers & partners • • • Allé Archer point Hi. Tech. ITO Liberty groove SWP #NAVUGCongress 16 Nab solutions Innovia consulting Clients First business solutions: Dynamics Consultants EC Advance The NAV People Mercurius information technology Tvision technology ltd K 3 SCS Catapult Micro. Datanet Fenwick software Christiaens Active business solutions Williams commerce 13

CHALLENGES OF UPGRADING Understand the new functionality and value of an upgrade Investment & time to transform from Classic to RDLC Access to the best practices and methodologies #NAVUGCongress 16 Risk that scope and investment will change during the project Keep with the rhythm of yearly NAV releases 14

PROS AND CONS WORKING WITH UPGRADE CENTERS Pros Cons Methodology through specialization Experience Tools Speed Lower investment/price Upgrade subscription Not necessarily native Time zone Customizations knowledge New working relationship Past general outsourcing experiences Partners do not encourage customers to upgrade #NAVUGCongress 16 15

EFFICIENT UPGRADE - UPGRADE METHODS Technical update Full upgrade My data in a new NAV Reimplementation What it is? • Upgrade only platform • Merge • Only data migration • New implementation Pros • Can use new technologies • Platform bugs fixed • Usually very fast • Usually fastest approach • Microsoft upgrade tools can be • No unused customizations • Easier future upgrades • Reuse of new C/AL features • Less data Cons • Old functionality • Not applicable for Classic to • Includes outdated • Require development • Takes longer • Require more go-live support • No historical data RTC cases #NAVUGCongress 16 used customizations 16

HOW TO START AN UPGRADE PROJECT? Plan Build a business case Get an assessment Plan upgrade project Implement Execute upgrade project Enjoy NAV 2016 Utilize the future value of Dynamics NAV through upgrade subscription #NAVUGCongress 16 17

A WAY TO BUILD A BUSINESS CASE Upgrade ROI Tool for NAV • Presents an overview of key new functionalities • Translates Dynamics NAV feature enhancement to economic values for a customer • https: //www. microsoft. com/dynamics/upgrade-compare/nav/default. html Provides an investment and benefits calculation summary (ROI presentation) http: //1 clickfactory. com/upgrade-and-transform/nav/1 clickfactory-upgrade-roitool-30 -(nav). aspx #NAVUGCongress 16 18

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING Contact information Henning Lund, Rapidi. Online – hl@rapidionline. com #NAVUGCongress 16 20

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING Reminders: Please download the session slides from the NAVUG Congress Community or through the Congress App Please complete your session survey in the Congress App #NAVUGCongress 16 21

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