Business Central: Work Smarter

Productivity is no longer simply getting things done; it’s doing it faster, smarter, and more efficiently before your competitors. Especially for small and mid-sized companies, having the right tools can allow you to drive results and streamline operations. That where Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central comes in.

Business Central is more than your traditional ERP system - Business Central is a flexible, cloud-based intelligent business solution that connects your finance, sales, operations, and customer service functionality into one integrated solution. The connection allows users to reduce manual work, fast-track decision making, and grow their business with greater ease.

What is Business Central's Appeal?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an omni-channel business management solution designed for growing companies. Business Central has functions designed to manage everything from accounting, to inventory, procurement, project management, or human resources. All are designed for Dynamics 365 Business Central to be part of a single solution. And because Business Central is a cloud application, you can access everything anywhere and anytime.

In comparison to earlier versions of systems now very complicated to upgrade and often with disconnected siloed systems - Business Central is an integrated component of the Microsoft ecosystem and integrates with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Teams, and Power BI- tools that you are likely already using - allowing for easier collaboration, often resulting in faster productivity.

How It Increases Efficiency

1. Automated Processes
You will never have to manually operate processes again. Business Central lets you automate, automated work, everyday tasks like order entry, billing reminders, and inventory counts. Automating means less errors, and more time doing the work that matters.

2. Financial Information Available in Real Time
Your finance team can now use dashboards or other analytics tools in real time, rather than waiting to create reports or import contents. This way, finance can track cash flows, budgets, and critical decisions in the moment of completion.

3. Operations from One Database
Every department operates from the same data. Whether it is the sales department checking availability of a product or the HR department considering a budget, no matter the department, everyone is working from the same information. This is key to teamwork and breaking down typical organizational silos.

4. Smarter Predictive Analysis
Business Central provides AI that helps predict unit sales, resources needed, and demand anticipated. Business Central does not allow you to be reactive; it allows you to get ahead of a growing issue.

5. Microsoft integration

No more jumping out of Business Central to approve invoices from your Outlook account, run reports in Excel, or check project updates in Teams. Everything is in Business Central to save you time and keep you focused on your work.

Proven Impact to Your Business

Business Central users can easily experience demonstrable improvements in many areas including:

• Faster and better decision-making because you will have real-time data at your fingertips

• Improved customer service through centralized access of order and communication information

• Technology that is work-from-anywhere with cloud capabilities

• Ability to scale your solution as your business grows without painful migrations or reconfigurations.

Steps to Maximize Productivity

1. Identify your areas of improvement
   Determine what is wasting your team’s time or that is old practices.

2. Choose the right implementation partner

Select a Dynamics 365 partner that understands your marketplace with the capacity to be full service.

3. Customize and Train
   Customize the system to your needs and make sure your team understands how to use the system.

4. Begin to automate
   Start with casual workflows and continue to grow into departments.

5. Measure and Improve
   Use the Business Central reporting function to measure your productivity and continue to sharpen.

Final Thoughts

Boosting productivity isn't about being under more pressure, it's about using the right tools to make sure you get the best relative outcomes. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central allows you to cut through the noise, automate where you are wasting the most time, and have your entire business in one efficient system, with reports that allow you to continue to get better and become more efficient as you grow. More than just software, it is a smart way to run your business.