Projects Under Stress
Projects going off track give out warning signs, prompt remedial action will help resolve the situation but spotting theses red flags can be a challenge if you don’t know what to look for – after all your business is not software implementation.
An out of control project will see rapidly increasing costs, one notably example we asked to become involved in saw a significant turn over in consultants amongst other symptom’s of a distressed project .
At first it was not deemed an issue but when meetings started to get repeated, different people taking a different approach to delivery resulting in rework and even the cost of onboarding new starters with expensive vetting procedures mandated – when all was taken into account, it transpired that consultancy costs had risen by 50%+ against the original budget.
Where clients see a project going off course they can take matters into their own hands, contracting directly with third parties such as AX Ssoftware to either manage the project, provide resource and advise on remedial actions.
The beauty of Dynamics is that there is choice in the market, if someone or some company is not performing you can take control and bring in the appropriate resource to continue your project.
Call or email us to see what we might be able to do for you.
Signs of Distress
With destressed D365 projects its frequently the demands placed on MS Partners and the availability of their resources or lack of them that play a big part in matters.
Where the right number of quality, experienced implementation consultants are not been provided we tend to encounter more D365 F&O projects exhibiting signs of stress and this is an area we are frequently called in to help with backfilling those knowledge and experience gaps.
Help can take many forms such as supporting implementations with experienced consultants, bringing in experienced D365 project managers or conducting reviews with recommendations.
Sometimes the issue is simply one of trying to do too much too soon and here it’s our understanding of the complex nature of ERP projects, which with detailed realistic planning can provide a more accurate timescale of the task at hand.
Overly optimistic timelines obviously correlate to budget and D365 projects tend to get very stressful when the spend seems to be running out of control, trying to do things too quickly or before they are ready is a repeated mistake we see.
Deploying any ERP software before it is properly configured, tested and reviewed often results in rework, it also can elongate the timeline and cause complete distrust of the system amongst users and that trust is always hard to recover.
If your project is suffering spiralling costs, high consultancy churn rates, lengthening delivery timelines and other indicators that suggest all is not well, a third party review could be what is needed.
Tell Tale Warning Signs
