VAR One Methodology
VAR One's highly experienced and qualified team of accredited Microsoft Certified Professionals have experience in implementing Microsoft solutions such as CRM, ERP, Business Intelligence Workflow and Document Management into industries including process manufacturing, retail, logistics, telecommunications and financial services applying the accredited Microsoft methodology to all its implementations. VAR One's team's skills also include the implementation and development of our Document Management and Reporting solutions again working with our partner's professional recommendations.

The VAR One Microsoft Implementation Methodology
The stages of the Microsoft Implementation Methodology are outlined below:

Stage	Achievement During Stage
Diagnostic	• Evaluates a customer's business processes and infrastructure • Prepares a proposal
Analysis	• Analyses the current business model • Produces a gap/fit analysis • Creates the requirements documentation
Design	• Feature design • Data migration design • Test criteria • Technical design
Development	• Develops the features • Tests the features and funcions • Creates and tests the user documentation
Deployment	• Sets up the production enviroment • Configures the system • Migrates data • Tests the systems • Trains the end-users • Gets the system up "live"
Operation	• Clears pending issues • Finalises the user documentation and knowledge transfer • Conducts a post-mortem of the project • Provides on-going support
Optimisation	• Analyses the system to determine how it can be optimsed for the customer's needs • Performs the optimisation • Tests
Upgrade	• Reviews the customer's business processes • Aligns the business processes to new functionality • Sets the systems in place to support the upgrade • Creates value to maintain a Customer for Life scenario