The Silent Signs Your Dynamics 365 Project Is About to Fail

A failed project isn’t just an annoyance, it’s an operational headache, a morale killer, and a real drain on your budget. As a team that’s spent 20+ years rescuing ERP projects (yes, we’ve seen the good, the bad, and the “what were they thinking?”), here are the Top 3 reasons projects derail and concrete ways to get them back on track.

Poor planning

What it looks like:

Everyone nods at kickoff, then three months later the project has twice the features, nobody knows who approved the extra work, and the timeline and budget are toast.

How to fix it:

Start with a tight, decision-ready scope. Hold a scoping workshop where stakeholders agree on what success looks like — measurable outcomes, not wish lists. Capture must-haves vs. nice-to-haves.

• Use a Change Request template. Require any scope change to answer: What is changing? Why? Who benefits? Timeline and budget impact? Who approves? This forces trade-off thinking.
• Baseline and protect it. Freeze an initial baseline (scope, timeline, budget). Track changes against that baseline and publish a short “impact summary” for executives whenever something shifts.
• Prioritize ruthlessly. Use a simple MOSCOW or RICE prioritization to avoid feature creep.

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