Solution Design

Solution Design is a structured planning process that helps you understand exactly how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will work within your business before committing to implementation.

Over four weeks, our Business Central consultants work closely with your team to explore your processes, define your requirements and design a solution tailored to your needs.

You'll come away with a detailed project blueprint, giving you a clearer understanding of the configuration, scope and costs involved in implementing Business Central.

Our Business Central Solution Design service costs £5,000, providing a structured, four-week engagement with experienced Business Central consultants.

This investment covers the detailed discovery, requirements gathering and solution planning needed to define your implementation project.

The aim is to give you a clearer understanding of your overall implementation costs before committing to the much larger investment of deploying Business Central across your business.

Our Solution Design process typically takes four weeks, depending on your business requirements and the availability of key stakeholders.

During this time, our consultants will work with your team to understand your existing processes, explore your requirements and develop a detailed design for your Business Central implementation.

By the end of the engagement, you'll have a documented project scope and a clearer understanding of the work involved in moving forward.

You'll receive a detailed Solution Design blueprint outlining how Business Central is proposed to work within your business.

This includes your defined requirements, proposed system configuration, implementation scope and a breakdown of the expected project costs.

The documentation provides a practical foundation for planning your implementation, reviewing the investment internally and making an informed decision about your next steps.

Yes, Solution Design is intended for businesses that have already identified Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as their preferred ERP solution.

The process focuses on designing how Business Central will support your specific business processes, rather than comparing different ERP platforms.

If you're still unsure whether Business Central is the right solution, our 360° ERP Assessment may be a better starting point. It helps you explore your requirements and understand which ERP system could be most appropriate for your business.

We'll typically need input from the people who understand your day-to-day processes and business requirements best.

Depending on your organisation, this could include colleagues from finance, operations, purchasing, sales, stock management and IT, alongside key decision-makers.

Our consultants will help identify who needs to be involved at each stage, so we can gather the right information without unnecessarily disrupting your team's day-to-day responsibilities.

Solution Design is intended to provide a much more accurate understanding of your implementation costs by defining your requirements and the work needed to deliver them.

Rather than relying on generic online pricing or broad estimates, our consultants will assess your business processes, proposed configuration and project scope to develop a detailed, costed implementation plan.

This gives you a stronger basis for budgeting and internal approval, with any assumptions or potential additional costs explained before you decide to proceed.

No. Solution Design is a separate planning engagement designed to help you understand your proposed Business Central implementation before committing to the full project.

Once the process is complete, you'll have a clearer picture of the proposed solution, implementation requirements and costs, allowing you to make an informed decision about moving forward.

We'll explain the commercial terms of the engagement, including the arrangements for your Solution Design documentation, before you commit.

If you decide not to proceed with The HBP Group for your implementation, there is an option to retain your Solution Design documentation for use with another Business Central partner.

This is subject to an additional £1,000 fee, as outlined in our Solution Design terms.

We'll explain the documentation arrangements and any associated costs before you begin, so you understand your options from the outset.

What Happens After Solution Design Is Complete?

Once your Solution Design is complete, we'll review the proposed solution, project scope and implementation costs with you, helping you understand what's involved in moving forward.

You'll be able to consider the recommendations, review the investment internally and decide whether you're ready to proceed with your Business Central implementation.

If you choose to move forward with The HBP Group, the agreed Solution Design provides the foundation for the next stage of your project, helping our implementation team work towards a clearly defined set of requirements.