{"id":1807,"date":"2026-02-23T11:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/?page_id=1807"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:07:57","slug":"d365-distressed-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/d365-distressed-project\/","title":{"rendered":"D365 Distressed Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll    container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-color: #263557; background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#30769e,#0bc5de)'  ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.9; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold\/images\/background-images\/dots-for-dark-background.png); background-repeat: repeat;'><\/div><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1807'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  av-animated-generic left-to-right  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div style='padding-bottom:10px; color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote   av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >D365 Projects Under Stress<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1807'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_four_fifth  av-animated-generic left-to-right  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>D365 Distressed Project<\/h3>\n<p>A D365 destressed project exhibits plenty of warning signs if you know what to look for, experienced ERP project managers and consultancies will quickly spot these indicators and know what remedial action needs be taken to bring a project back on track.  <\/p>\n<p>For users implementing ERP it may be less obvious until the finance department note the delta occurring between the D365 project budget and the actual spend.<\/p>\n<p>Red flags can present a challenge to spot if you don&#8217;t know what to look for and users with limited ERP implementation experience should not feel embarrassed to call in expert implementation support when things appear to be slipping on a D365 project. With ERP replacement cycles typically once a decade, its not surprising to find a lack of experience within an organisation, after all your business is not software implementation &#8211; ours however is.<\/p>\n<p>A D365 destressed project key indicator is rapidly increasing cost, one example we observed when called upon to perform an assurance exercise on a large programme of change for a combined police authority, was a significant turnover in consultants.<\/p>\n<p>The client had deemed it an irritation to begin with but as meetings started to get repeated, with different people taking a different approach, resultant rework, even the cost of  onboarding new starters (vetting costs were significant and slow),  we prompted a detailed analysis that revealed consultancy costs had risen by 50%+ against the original budget. This was not a fault of the clients making and so incurring these additional costs should not have been their problem.<\/p>\n<p>The programme was not been helped by an insistent implementation partner sticking to an agile implementation plan, agile project planning has its place but one downside we have frequently encountered is that you rarely get a baseline project plan against which to measure performance and cost when its purely an agile only approach.<\/p>\n<p>Costs can build up rapidly but can take time to reveal themselves, particularly in the absence of a more structured type of plan. It&#8217;s also rarely in the interests of the primary ERP solution provider to point out rising cost as they are generally the beneficiary of them, lets face it they will soon recognise their month on month increase in turnover but may not necessarily want to be so quick to share the reasoning behind it.<\/p>\n<p>This is where AX Software with highly experienced eyes can hit the ground running, prompting remedial action where needed and insisting on a more structured approach to planning which ultimately benefits the user, the D365 project and the transparency with which the project is been run, nobody like surprises especially the ones that cost you more money. <\/p>\n<h3>Low Cost Assurance<\/h3>\n<p>D365 users can take matters into their own hands, contracting directly with third parties such as AX Software to either manage the project, provide resource or advise on the current state of play. On larger projects that can run into the millions it demonstrates that the team responsible for delivery have taken measures to validate not just what their principle implementation partner is telling them.<\/p>\n<p>Even in it&#8217;s most abbreviated form in providing a health check and report, this due diligence should be encouraged on any large scale project.  On the scale of D365 implementation costs it would rank quite lowly with the best result been a third party confirmation that the health of the project is good.<\/p>\n<h3>You Have Choice<\/h3>\n<p>The beauty of Dynamics 365 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 rectify the situation and continue your project.<\/p>\n<p>Blended D365 Projects are becoming more common place particularly in areas where resources have historically been thin on the ground, manufacturing, human resources, project costing and BI been squeeze points for many implementations.<\/p>\n<p>Call or email us to see what we might be able to do for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling avia-bg-style-scroll    container_wrap sidebar_right' style = 'background-color: #ffffff; background-image: '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1807'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  av-animated-generic left-to-right  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/is-your-d365-project-under-stress\/d365-project-delayed\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-300x300.png\" alt=\"D365 Plan Slipping\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/time-warningsmall.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  av-animated-generic left-to-right  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding    \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><H3>Signs of a D365 Distressed Project<\/h3>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>When the right number of quality, experienced implementation consultants are not been provided its where we tend to observe most D365 F&#038;O distressed projects and is an area we are frequently called in to help with, backfilling those knowledge and experience gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Help can take many forms such as supporting implementations with experienced consultants, bringing in experienced D365 project managers or conducting reviews with recommendations. <\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the issue is simply trying to do too much too soon and here it&#8217;s our understanding of the complex nature of ERP projects, which with detailed realistic planning can provide you with an accurate timescale of the task at hand.<\/p>\n<p>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 mistake we see frequently repeated. <\/p>\n<p>Deploying any ERP software before it is properly configured, tested and reviewed often results in rework, which will extend the timeline as well as begin to erode  user confidence in the system which thereafter is always difficult to recover.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1807'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first   \" style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color  av-medium-font-size-overwrite av-medium-font-size-16'  style='color:#357ec6; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><H1>When a Distressed Project Becomes a Recovery Project<\/a<\/strong><\/H1><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/d365-recovery-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-1030x687.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-1500x1000.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-705x470.png 705w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copilot_20260421_173542.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1807","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1807"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1881,"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1807\/revisions\/1881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.axsoftware.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}