Axapta Implementation methodology

The Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation methodology, SureStep, describes implementation and process best practices for partners working with Microsoft Dynamics AX.
The SureStep methodology is divided into the following phases:

Phase Tasks during phase
Diagnostics
• Evaluate a customer's business processes and infrastructure
• Prepare a proposal
Analysis
• Analyze the current business model
• Produce a gap/fit analysis
• Create the requirements documentation
Design Create documents:
• Feature design
• Data migration design
• Test criteria
• Technical design
Development
• Develop the features
• Test the features and functions
• Create and test the user documentation
Deployment
• Set up the production environment
• Configure the system
• Migrate data
• Test the system
• Train the end-users
• Bring the system live
Operation
• Resolve pending issues
• Finalize the user documentation and knowledge transfer
• Conduct a post-mortem of the project
• Provide on-going support
These are on-going activities that continue after project close and throughout any future involvement with the client.
Optimization
• Analyze the system to determine how it can be optimized for the best performance based on customer's needs
• Perform the optimization
• Carry out testing
The purpose of this phase is to help the customer optimize the benefit they get from the business solution.
Upgrade
• Review the customer's business processes
• Align the business processes with new functionality
• Put the systems in place to support the upgrade