MSDW Podcast: Navigating Global Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP Implementations, with AlfaPeople

This episode is sponsored by AlfaPeople.

Global Dynamics 365 ERP projects face unique challenges as teams work across multiple locales with unique characteristics and requirements.

Our guests on this episode, Craig Shaneck and Marcel Ruf from AlfaPeople, have experienced the realities of global ERP rollouts, and they join the episode to tell us about some of the underlying challenges that any international project can face. Cultural and operational differences across countries can be expected, but other factors like language, terminology, and management style should also be factored into a plan, they advise. 

Craig and Marcel discuss the importance of focusing on business process alignment and the use of a global template with Dynamics 365 F&SCM. And they advise that the choices made when creating an execution plan can expose unexpected risks, like assuming the complexity of any one locale when attempting to harmonize processes.

They also offer guidance on balancing the push for global consistency with the need for regional flexibility, the realities of negotiating on process details, and the importance of cultural understanding.

Show notes: 

• AlfaPeople’s new eBook on ERP and international growth: https://msdynamicsworld.com/white-paper/your-erp-quietly-limiting-your-international-growth
• If your organization is planning an international ERP rollout, visit alfapeople.com/us/contact to connect with AlfaPeople’s international implementation experts.