Managed Services

Your Business Central
environment, continuously optimized

Post-go-live support and managed services that protect your investment, improve adoption, and keep your ERP aligned to how your business actually operates — today and as it evolves.

The problem with most implementations

Go-live is not the finish line

Most ERP value is realized after launch — through adoption, refinement, and continuous alignment to changing business needs. Without a structured post-go-live partner, that value erodes quickly.

01

Users revert to old habits

Without ongoing coaching and support, teams fall back to spreadsheets and workarounds within weeks of go-live, eroding the ROI of your implementation.

02

The system drifts from the business

Business processes change. Without a partner actively updating configurations, your ERP becomes a liability instead of an asset.

03

Issues compound without oversight

Small configuration gaps, data quality issues, and performance degradation go unaddressed — until they become expensive emergencies.

The Optimal IQ difference

We treat your managed services engagement as an ongoing partnership — not a reactive helpdesk. Our team is embedded in your success metrics from day one.

Proactive performance monitoring, not just break-fix
Dedicated enhancement backlog to drive continuous improvement
Regular business reviews aligned to your operational goals
Escalation paths with defined SLAs and clear communication
Service scope

What our managed services include

A structured, predictable support model covering every dimension of your Business Central environment — from daily operations to strategic roadmap planning.

Application support

Issue triage, diagnosis, and resolution
Break-fix support with defined response SLAs
User support, training, and adoption guidance
Release and update management
Regression testing for Microsoft updates

Optimization and enhancement

Enhancement backlog management and prioritization
Configuration improvements and process tuning
Report and dashboard development
Workflow and automation expansion
Integration monitoring and maintenance

Performance and health

System performance monitoring
Data quality reviews and cleanup
License and capacity optimization
Security and permission audits
Environment and backup health checks

Strategic advisory

Quarterly business and roadmap reviews
New Microsoft feature evaluation and adoption planning
Power Platform and AI Copilot integration guidance
Scalability and growth planning
Executive reporting strategy support
Onboarding and engagement model

How we get started

A structured onboarding process ensures we understand your environment, your team, and your goals before we take on any work.

01

Environment assessment

We conduct a thorough review of your current Business Central environment — configuration, customizations, integrations, data quality, and outstanding issues.

02

Onboarding and knowledge transfer

We document your system, establish communication protocols, define SLAs, and build an initial enhancement backlog based on your team's priorities.

03

Ongoing cadence

Regular check-ins, backlog reviews, and quarterly business reviews keep the engagement aligned to your evolving goals — not just reactive to problems.

04

Continuous improvement

Each sprint cycle delivers improvements from the enhancement backlog — so your system gets better every month, not just maintained.

<1 day
Typical response SLA for critical issues
Monthly
Enhancement sprint delivery cadence
Quarterly
Business and roadmap review cadence
Proactive
Not reactive — monitoring before issues escalate
Ready to protect your investment?

Let's talk about a managed services engagement

Whether you're coming off a recent implementation, taking over from another partner, or looking to stabilize a struggling environment — we can help. Start with a focused conversation.