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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based ERP solution for small and midsize businesses, covering finance, supply chain, project management, and sales in a single platform. Trusted by 50,000+ companies globally, it is widely used at smaller AE firms, specialty subcontractors, and building-product manufacturers that need integrated financial management without the complexity of enterprise-grade F&O. Deep integration with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Teams) and Power BI is a key differentiator for Microsoft-centric AEC offices.

How teams use it

By audience

Accounting & Finance
  • Manages accounts payable/receivable, job costing, and multi-entity financial consolidations for small AE firms
  • Automates invoice processing and cash-flow forecasting, reducing manual effort in project billing cycles
  • Tracks project profitability and WIP against budget in real time using native project accounting modules
Project Manager
  • Monitors project cost vs. budget and resource utilization without leaving the ERP
  • Tracks time and expense entries per project, feeding directly into client billing
  • Connects to Microsoft Teams and Outlook for task coordination alongside financial tracking
Executive Leadership
  • Provides consolidated financial dashboards across multiple business units or subsidiaries
  • Power BI integration delivers real-time KPIs including revenue, margin, and cash position
  • Scales with the business via AppSource add-ons tailored to AEC and construction sectors
IT & Systems Administration
  • Deploys entirely in Azure cloud — no on-premises server infrastructure required
  • Extensible via Power Platform and AL-language custom APIs for bespoke AEC integrations
  • AppSource ecosystem provides pre-built connectors to Procore, Autodesk, and other AEC platforms

By phase

Concept & Planning
  • Supports project budgeting and preliminary cost modeling for proposals and bids
Pre-Construction
  • Tracks subcontractor POs, vendor commitments, and preliminary supply chain orders ahead of mobilization
  • Integrates purchasing workflows with estimating data for tighter bid-to-contract reconciliation
Construction
  • Manages progress billing, retainage tracking, and change-order cost capture during active construction
  • Syncs with Procore and other field management tools via AppSource connectors to automate cost coding
Closeout & Operations
  • Handles final billing, warranty cost tracking, and financial closeout reporting
  • Transitions into facilities management and asset tracking for owner-operated assets post-handover

Integrations (4)

Direction Integrates with Details
BothMicrosoft SharePointiPaaS
BothSalesforceiPaaS
BothLimbleNative
BothBigTime Enterprise PSANative

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