Dynamics 365 Review: 4-Wk Assessment

At Engage Group, we understand the importance of choosing the right partner when embarking on a journey of modernizing your business applications landscape. That is why we are committed to provide you with a wide range of Dynamics 365 review services to ensure your organization can achieve the desired outcome based on your Microsoft Dynamics 365 investments.

Our portfolio of Dynamics 365 Review services has been developed based on close customer collaboration together with senior experts within the business applications domain and grouped according to the following key pillars:

Dynamics 365 Solution Review

Inspired by the” Success by Design”- Framework, developed by the Microsoft FastTrack team, we provide a structured approach to review your Dynamics 365 solution based on 10 domain areas:

• Program Strategy
• Business Process Strategy
• Application Strategy
• Integration Strategy
• Data Strategy
• Test Strategy
• Intelligence Strategy
• Environment Strategy
• ALM Strategy
• Security

The Dynamics 365 Solution Review is delivered as a report together with a corresponding presentation including a:

• Solution Blueprint heatmap
• Solution Blueprint details and rationale
• Guidelines and best-practices

Upon completed assignment, the client could expect a comprehensive summary describing to which extent the Dynamics 365 solution is considered robust, built on proven patterns and practices, and prepared for continuous improvements to scale according to future needs.

Dynamics 365 Project Review

The project review assesses the current status of the Dynamics 365 implementation project to ensure compliance towards the following key areas:

• Project approach and implementation methodology
• Supplier agreement
• Project organization and roles
• Requirement gathering and Project scope
• Maintenance and Rollout approach
• Test and Acceptance strategy

The Dynamics 365 Project Review is delivered as a report together with a corresponding presentation including a:

• Project review heatmap
• Pros- & Cons summary per alternative path
• Project impact, Risk and mitigation activities

Dynamics 365 Azure DevOps Review

Although, there are no “silver bullet” to ensure the optimal utilization of Azure DevOps for all Dynamics 365 implementations, there are proven guidelines and way-of-working processes that will significantly improve the success of any project. At Engage Group, we have compiled our experiences from numerous Azure DevOps projects associated with Dynamics 365 implementations together with Microsoft best-practice recommendations into a workshop series addressing the following areas:

Azure DevOps Boards

• Project structure to ensure the project could scale according to future demand
• Work Items structure to ensure a robust foundation for future work
• Planning and Execution to ensure efficient way-of-working and change management controls throughout the entire project lifecycle
• Follow-up to ensure proper transparency and progress tracking

Azure DevOps Test Plans

• Test plans structure to ensure utilization of standard capabilities
• Way of working to ensure proper utilization of test cases, bugs and follow-up
• Test automation to provide a strategy for future adoption or extension
• Lifecycle management to ensure compliance towards Microsoft update policy

The Dynamics 365 Azure DevOps Review is delivered as a report together with a corresponding presentation highlighting key findings such as:

• Azure DevOps Boards – Identified risks and candidates for improvements
• Azure DevOps Test Plans – Identified risks and candidates for improvements

Upon completed assignment, the client could expect a comprehensive summary highlighting key findings based on current Azure DevOps setup including candidates for future improvements.