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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise

You're reading from   Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise Explore the capabilities of Dynamics NAV 2018 and Dynamics 365 Business Central and implement them efficiently

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789133936
Length 764 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Roberto Stefanetti Roberto Stefanetti
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Alex Chow Alex Chow
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Preface 1. Exploring Dynamics NAV and MSDYN365BC – Overview FREE CHAPTER 2. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 – An Overview 3. General Considerations 4. Implementation Process – Partner's Perspective 5. Implementation Process – Customer's Perspective 6. Migrating Data 7. Upgrading to Dynamics NAV and MSDYN365BC 8. Development Considerations 9. Implementing Functional Changes 10. Data Analysis and Reporting 11. Debugging with Dynamics NAV and MSDYN365BC 12. Popular Reporting Options 13. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 14. Working and Developing with Docker and Sandboxes 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Measuring goals


Before defining goals that are measurable, you and your partners should clearly agree on how the goals are to be measured, before and after. For example, if a goal is to reduce the number of chargebacks from a customer within six months, then it could be as simple as looking at the G/L accounts to which you post chargebacks.

Some goals are tougher to measure, for example, if the goal is to increase the productivity of the workforce, it may not be as simple as running some financial reports. For goals like these, it's recommended to define what "increase productivity" means. Is it to reduce printed documents? Is it to reduce the time between customer service calls? Once that's defined, the next question would be how to quantify and measure the goal.

When defining a goal, it should be SMART, as shown in the following definition:

Define different goals for your company and partners that are going to implement your Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central...

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