- 70% discount for nonprofits, easy to implement
- Geared toward small and medium size businesses
- Provides a strong financial foundation and supply chain management capabilities
- Provides a robust platform for future enhancements
- Microsoft’s One Version services application and platform updates remove significant burden from IT resources
Third-party integrations
SETWorks
- Designed for IDD agencies (Intellectual or Developmental Disability Agencies)
- Built to handle unique requirements from state-provided funding
- Provides integrated service tracking
- Simplifies and automates billing
Add-ons
PowerBI
- Utilize data from disparate sources to create immersive, interactive insights and reports
- Designed for Microsoft ERP solutions
Results
- Automated operations
- Improved visibility between divisions
- Through training, provided a competitive structural advantage for all employees
In 2019, Exceed realized the need to shift base from Accpac onto a new cloud-based ERP system that could integrate their accounting and manufacturing needs. Exceed staff were maintaining a number of custom databases and spreadsheets, slowing down operations. SSNW was hired to transition Exceed to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, dividing the project into two phases. The project was completed within a year, using Microsoft’s SureStep implementation methodology. SSNW employed iterative Conference Room Pilots to provide real-time orientation for the software team as well as train the client.
Collaborate with Strategic Solutions NW
Founded in Beaverton, Oregon in 2002, Strategic Solutions NW prides itself as a trusted advisor in unifying people, business processes, and technology to improve the employee experience, maximize efficiency and your industry’s best practices.
Organizations are always changing. Whether you’re anticipating growth, managing acquisitions and mergers, or just looking to streamline operations, we have the industry and technology expertise to spur your success.
Company Info
Exceed Enterprises is a nonprofit based in Milwaukee, Oregon that specializes in providing vocational, recreational and personal development services for people with diverse abilities. They employ over 200 people in a 32,000 square foot production facility for light manufacturing with additional off-site work crews for local industries.
“We have come so far in such a short amount of time. We could not have done this without SSNW. We now have the right tools for an exciting future.” Stephen Achilles, Exceed Enterprises CEO
The Pain Points
- Fully integrate interface and workflows under one ERP platform
- Provide a flexible, scalable infrastructure for growing segments with limited need for supplemental systems and customizations
- Replace modules in discrete phases to accommodate small management
- Perform transformation while maintaining current operations
Solutions
The project was divided in two phases, the first being the replacement of the finance functionality in Accpac. The second implementing purchasing, manufacturing, and inventory management, along with automated workflows within Business Central. Following is the basic timeline:
- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central as cloud-based ERP platform with customizable third-party integrations and add-ons
- In-person training for managers and select staff
Primary
Microsoft Business Central
- 70% discount for nonprofits, easy to implement
- Geared toward small and medium size businesses
- Provides a strong financial foundation and supply chain management capabilities
- Provides a robust platform for future enhancements
- Microsoft’s One Version services application and platform updates remove significant burden from IT resources
Third-party integrations
SETWorks
- Designed for IDD agencies (Intellectual or Developmental Disability Agencies)
- Built to handle unique requirements from state-provided funding
- Provides integrated service tracking
- Simplifies and automates billing
Add-ons
PowerBI
- Utilize data from disparate sources to create immersive, interactive insights and reports
- Designed for Microsoft ERP solutions
Results
- Automated operations
- Improved visibility between divisions
- Through training, provided a competitive structural advantage for all employees
In 2019, Exceed realized the need to shift base from Accpac onto a new cloud-based ERP system that could integrate their accounting and manufacturing needs. Exceed staff were maintaining a number of custom databases and spreadsheets, slowing down operations. SSNW was hired to transition Exceed to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, dividing the project into two phases. The project was completed within a year, using Microsoft’s SureStep implementation methodology. SSNW employed iterative Conference Room Pilots to provide real-time orientation for the software team as well as train the client.
Collaborate with Strategic Solutions NW
Founded in Beaverton, Oregon in 2002, Strategic Solutions NW prides itself as a trusted advisor in unifying people, business processes, and technology to improve the employee experience, maximize efficiency and your industry’s best practices.
Organizations are always changing. Whether you’re anticipating growth, managing acquisitions and mergers, or just looking to streamline operations, we have the industry and technology expertise to spur your success.