Microsoft Implementation
Renvric implements Microsoft solutions in controlled stages: Dynamics 365 applications, Power Platform solutions, Azure integration and Microsoft 365 or SharePoint migrations. We design environments and solution packaging first, build in small increments, load and reconcile data, and agree acceptance tests with the people who will rely on the system.
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Implementation phases
Discover
Confirm business outcomes, users, licences held, existing systems and who can decide. Draft the environment and release plan.
Design and fit-gap
Map processes to standard Dynamics 365 or Power Platform capability, design the Dataverse model and security roles, and record every gap.
Build in solutions
Create customisations inside managed solutions with source control, so changes move through development, test and production in a controlled way.
Integrate and migrate
Connect to finance, identity, email, ERP and legacy systems, then run repeatable data loads with reconciliation.
Test and train
Scenario testing, performance checks, role-based training and a user acceptance pass.
Cut over and stabilise
Rehearsed deployment, go or no-go on agreed criteria, and a hypercare period.
Environment and packaging discipline
A common cause of pain in Power Platform and Dynamics 365 work is building directly in production, or in a shared default environment. Renvric sets up separate development, test and production environments, packages changes as solutions, and moves them through pipelines. That makes releases repeatable and rollbacks possible, and it lets the client see what changed between versions.
Who does what
- Client product owner prioritises the backlog and accepts increments.
- Client subject-matter experts attend design sessions and test with real scenarios.
- Client tenant administrator provides access, licences and security approvals.
- Client data owners validate the migrated data.
- Renvric functional consultants configure and document the design.
- Renvric developers build plug-ins, flows, apps and integrations, and a delivery lead reports progress and risk.
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Data migration and integration
Data is usually the least visible risk. For a Dynamics 365 Sales rollout, the questions are which accounts and contacts are genuinely live, how duplicates are resolved and how ownership maps to the new security model. Renvric profiles source data early, loads it into a test environment more than once, and agrees reconciliation reports with business owners. Integrations via Azure Logic Apps, Functions or Power Automate are built with retry, alerting and a named owner, since silent failure is worse than a visible one.
Why Microsoft implementations overrun
- Licensing assumptions break once real user counts and capacity needs are tallied.
- Scope grows through low-code ease: every request looks small, and the sum is not.
- Over-customised plug-ins are built before the standard process has been tried.
- Security roles are designed after the build, forcing rework.
- Data cleansing is left to the final weeks.
- Users first see the system at training, not during the build, so rejection arrives late.
Testing, go-live and release waves
Testing is organised around business scenarios, with named testers and recorded results. Dynamics 365 and Power Platform receive regular vendor release waves, so a regression suite is built as part of the project rather than after it. Go-live uses written criteria, such as defect thresholds, reconciliation results, training completion and a rollback plan, and the decision is shared with your sponsor.
After go-live
- Hypercare with daily triage and a defined route for urgent fixes.
- Monitoring for flow failures, integration errors and capacity use.
- Handover documentation for your administrators, including solution layout and environment variables.
- Optional managed support or a dedicated team for later releases.
Common questions
What are the phases of a Microsoft implementation?
Usually discovery, design and fit-gap, build within managed solutions, integration and data migration, testing and training, and cut-over with hypercare. Each phase has agreed exit criteria and a decision log, so you can see what has been settled and what is still open.
How are data migration and integration handled?
We profile source data early, run repeatable loads into a test environment and reconcile results with business owners. Integrations use Azure Logic Apps, Functions or Power Automate depending on the need, with retries, alerting and named ownership so that failures are noticed and fixed quickly.
What causes Microsoft implementations to overrun?
Typical causes are late licensing surprises, scope creep through easy low-code additions, early over-customisation, security design left until after the build, and data cleansing postponed. We manage them through an early licence check, change control, a standard-first rule and early data profiling.
How is testing and go-live managed?
Scenario-based testing with named owners and recorded results, followed by user acceptance, a rehearsed deployment and a go or no-go decision against written criteria. A regression pack is kept so later Microsoft release waves can be checked quickly without starting again.
What support follows go-live?
A hypercare period provides daily triage and fast fixes, then work moves to managed support or your own administrators. Support can cover incidents, access changes, monitoring of flows and integrations, regression testing around release waves and small enhancements, with levels agreed in the contract.
More services to explore
A project-based engagement with written scope and acceptance criteria is usually the clearest way to begin. If you are still choosing between products, Microsoft consulting comes first. See the Microsoft services overview and how to compare engagement models before deciding.
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