Challenges NECC Faced with Dynamics SL
Originally, NECC was looking for a way to move to a paperless AP process. Through their research, they discovered Dynamics 365 Business Central and realized it could solve some of their biggest challenges that included:
Infrequent Updates
Microsoft has begun phasing out Dynamics SL and the team at NECC was beginning to see the effects of this with reduced software updates for their system. With fewer updates, software issues became more difficult to fix and limited the adoption of new processes that were necessary to fulfill their mission and expand their reach.
Lack of Integration
Dynamics SL didn’t enable the NECC team to easily connect or automate certain processes. This created inefficiencies and limitations that weren’t sustainable for the nonprofit.
Manual Processes
Using Dynamics SL required the team at NECC to rely on slow, manual, timeconsuming processes that stole precious time from focusing on the real work of educating children. For example, manually entering data from their accounts receivable invoices took up to three days to complete.
Lack of Visibility
Dynamics SL didn’t give them visibility to data across the organization, leading to data entry errors and disjointed processes
How Migrating to Dynamics 365 Business Central Freed Up Time to Serve
Set NECC Team Up to Achieve Goals
By migrating to Dynamics 365 Business Central, NECC was able to take the first step toward a paperless AP system. The integration offered by Dynamics 365 Business Central was essential for NECC to connect their systems together and streamline processes, so the entire team can now stay on the same page as they fulfill their important purpose.
Eliminated Manual Data Entry
Dynamics 365 Business Central enabled NECC to significantly reduce manual work, allowing for greater accuracy and freeing up time to focus on their core mission. Instead of taking three days to manually enter data from accounts receivable invoices, Dynamics 365 Business Central makes it easy for the team to export errorfree Excel sheets and run reports with the click of a button. This saves days of manual data entry and enables them to make more informed decisions based on accurate information.
Enabled Control and Connectivity
Existing business systems can seamlessly connect to Dynamics 365 Business Central, allowing users to have more control and visibility over what s happening. Increasing connectivity, control and visibility allows NECC to operate more efficiently and effectively by having real-time access to accurate financial data.
"With Dynamics 365 Business Central, I can see all the detail, Stawinski explained. I can approve reports in the system and know that there are no changes being made after the fact. That s already an improvement over what we were doing with SL because everything was paper-based and relied on being entered correctly by the AP person."
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“The implementation was very well organized andcompletely driven by Enavate’s team. Theyorganized a timeline; they had specific tasks thathad to be done within certain periods of time andthey were good at sticking to that. I cannot sayenough good things about how helpful the teamwas with their knowledge and willingness to leadthe way.”
Darcie Stawinski
Director of Finance at NECC“ Our main point of contact wasawesome. She knew almost everythingabout the product, which was veryhelpful to us. If she didn’t know ananswer, she found it very quickly.”
Darcie Stawinski
Director of Financeat NECC
A Trustworthy Partnership
The team at NECC values and appreciates Enavate’s availability and trustworthiness. Today, NECC and Enavate are partnering on the beginning stages of moving toward a completely paperless AP process, their third major solutions project together. Stawinski reflected, “Once the AP process is up and running, it’s going to be night and day from where we were with SL.”
