Swift Dynamics 365 Upgrade – in Just 3 Weeks

Business Challenge

Abel & Cole, one of the UK's most recognised organic food delivery companies, was operating on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, a platform increasingly limited in agility, supportability, and integration capabilities with modern cloud services. To maintain operational excellence, scalability, and long-term compliance, Abel & Cole made the strategic decision to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO).

However, the challenge was clear: the transition had to be fast, reliable, and minimally disruptive to their live operations. With complex business processes and time-sensitive supply chain operations, any delay or post-migration issue could impact customer satisfaction and fulfilment efficiency.

Approach

Veriland Consulting Ltd. engaged with Abel & Cole under a fixed-scope, 3-week delivery model—a highly ambitious timeframe for an ERP upgrade of this scale. Our success hinged on a meticulously orchestrated upgrade methodology and deep expertise in:

• Finance & Supply Chain structures in AX and D365FO
• Data migration and reconciliation with rapid validation cycles
• Code uplift and customisation refactoring
• Regression testing acceleration, utilising our proprietary tooling
• End-user enablement and hypercare support

Key deliverables included:

• Seamless migration of historical and transactional data
• Uplift of all custom extensions and integrations
• Full validation of business processes across Finance, Procurement, Inventory, and Reporting
• Go-live cutover with zero data loss and minimal downtime

Outcome