Plan and deliver a complete Business Central implementation through structured discovery, solution design, configuration, data migration, integrations, testing, training, cutover and post-go-live improvement.
A full Business Central implementation starts with the way your business needs to operate—not with a list of screens to configure. Leaforge works through processes, people, data, controls, reporting and integration requirements before translating them into a practical solution and delivery plan.
This approach is designed for organizations with broader requirements such as process redesign, complex or historical data migration, multiple companies, integrations, custom extensions, manufacturing, advanced reporting or phased deployment.
Before configuration begins, align the business and project team on current processes, target processes, scope, data, reporting, integrations, controls, users and delivery responsibilities.
Four delivery stages make the project easier to understand while the detailed activities below show the work required to move from approved scope to a controlled go-live.
Confirm requirements, scope, processes, data, integrations, reporting and solution decisions before build begins.
Configure Business Central, develop approved extensions, build integrations and prepare migration.
Validate data and end-to-end processes, complete user acceptance and prepare teams for cutover.
Execute cutover, stabilize the solution and prioritize practical improvements after go-live.
Confirm processes, pain points, users, data, controls, reporting needs, integrations, goals and project constraints.
Translate approved requirements into process design, configuration, security, reporting, integrations and extension decisions.
Configure companies, finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, dimensions, workflows, permissions and other approved standard capabilities.
Develop only approved AL extensions, reports, pages or workflow changes that cannot be met appropriately through standard configuration.
Design and validate integrations based on process ownership, APIs, data flow, security, error handling and support responsibility.
Agree migration scope, cleanse and map source data, load it into Business Central, validate results and reconcile balances and open transactions before cutover.
Test end-to-end processes, permissions, reports, integrations and migrated data, then complete user acceptance against agreed business scenarios.
Train key users and teams around their actual roles, transactions and process responsibilities, supported by agreed documentation or guidance.
Confirm readiness, migrate final data where required, complete cutover activities, validate critical processes and move into controlled production use.
Resolve post-go-live issues, support users and prioritize reporting, workflow, integration or process improvements after the system has stabilized.
Your implementation can include the Business Central capabilities needed for the agreed solution. The exact combination depends on your processes, license, implementation phase and integration requirements. Use the dedicated Capabilities page for detailed product information.
Where an approved requirement cannot be met appropriately through standard Business Central configuration, Leaforge can design upgrade-aware AL extensions, reports, workflows or related changes with maintainability considered from the start.
Integrations should be designed around business ownership and data flow—not just technical connectivity. Leaforge can help define what data moves between Business Central and Microsoft or third-party systems, when it moves, who owns exceptions and how the integration will be supported.
Migration, testing and training are separate workstreams that come together at cutover. Each needs agreed scope, ownership, acceptance criteria and enough time for the business to validate readiness.
Agree migration scope, cleanse and map source data, load it into Business Central, validate results and reconcile balances and open transactions before cutover.
Test end-to-end processes, permissions, reports, integrations and migrated data, then complete user acceptance against agreed business scenarios.
Train key users and teams around their actual roles, transactions and process responsibilities, supported by agreed documentation or guidance.
Full Implementation is designed for projects where discovery, solution design and coordinated workstreams materially shape the final solution.
Processes span departments, include exceptions or require broader redesign and control decisions.
Different companies, operating models, consolidation needs or staged deployment must be designed together.
Production, planning, inventory, warehouse and supply-chain requirements need coordinated solution design.
Business-critical Microsoft or third-party systems need reliable data flow and clear ownership.
Historical data, multiple sources, reconciliation or modernization of legacy processes increases migration complexity.
Process redesign, additional capabilities or phased improvement require a longer-term implementation plan.
If your requirements are clearly defined, data is ready, decision-makers are available and your business can work within a standard-first fixed scope, a Rapid5 or Rapid8 package may be the more appropriate route.
Timing and investment depend on the confirmed scope: companies, processes, users, data migration, integrations, reporting, extensions, testing, training, governance, cutover approach and organizational readiness.
Fewer companies, standard processes, controlled data migration and limited integrations.
More processes and users, structured migration, reporting and selected extensions or integrations.
Multiple companies, manufacturing, major integrations, significant migration, process redesign or staged rollout.
Discovery and scope definition are used to build the implementation plan and commercial estimate. The project timeline is therefore based on confirmed requirements rather than a universal week range.
If your requirements are standard-first and can fit within a defined package, compare Rapid5 and Rapid8 before committing to a full implementation project.
Business Central can connect finance and operations on a Microsoft cloud platform, but the value depends on selecting the right capabilities and implementing them around your processes, data, controls and users.
Our implementation approach focuses on the project decisions and controls that matter most when processes, data, integrations and users must come together in one ERP.
We start with how the business needs to operate before deciding how Business Central should be configured.
Process design, configuration, extensions, integrations, data and reporting are handled as connected project workstreams.
Scope, assumptions, responsibilities, decision points and delivery stages are defined so expectations are clear.
Migration, reconciliation, UAT, readiness and cutover are treated as core implementation work.
Training is aligned to real roles, transactions and business scenarios before users move into production.
After stabilization, reporting, workflows, integrations, extensions and process improvements can be prioritized deliberately.
Discovery is used to define the solution scope, project approach, responsibilities, planning assumptions and commercial estimate before the delivery plan is finalized.
There is no single implementation timeline that fits every project. Timing depends on scope, companies, processes, users, data migration, integrations, extensions, testing, training and business readiness. Leaforge confirms an implementation plan after discovery and scope definition.
Commercial estimates are based on the agreed scope and delivery approach, including consulting, configuration, development, integrations, migration, reporting, testing, training, go-live and any confirmed post-launch work.
Only where there is a clear business requirement that cannot be met appropriately through standard configuration or an existing supported solution. Leaforge evaluates configuration, Power Platform, integrations, reporting and upgrade-aware AL extensions before recommending custom development.
Often, yes. The right design depends on the external system, available APIs or integration options, data ownership, security, transaction volume, error handling and the business process the integration needs to support.
Yes. A phased roadmap can prioritize the most important companies and processes first, then add further capabilities, integrations, reporting, automation or additional companies when the business is ready.
The first priority is stabilization: resolve issues, support users and confirm critical processes are working as expected. After that, improvements can be prioritized across reporting, workflows, integrations, extensions, training and process optimization.
Tell us what you are replacing, which processes need to be included, what data and integrations are involved and what success needs to look like. We can help you define the right implementation approach and next discovery step.
