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Unlock Business Impact Now: How Power Platform Accelerates Agile ROI for AX Users

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Unlock Business Impact Now: How Power Platform Accelerates Agile ROI for AX Users

Many organizations running Microsoft Dynamics AX know they need to modernize, but large-scale ERP upgrades require executive and equity owner buy-in—which often depends on demonstrating clear, measurable business impact first.

 

The good news? You don’t have to wait for a full migration to D365 to start improving performance. By leveraging Microsoft Power Platform, companies can enhance AX, streamline processes, and unlock immediate business impact—creating an Agile ROI cycle that builds momentum for future modernization.

Why Power Platform? Immediate Value, Minimal Disruption

A full ERP upgrade takes time, planning, and investment. Meanwhile, day-to-day operations continue to struggle with inefficiencies, manual workarounds, and siloed data—slowing decision-making, profitability, and growth.

 

This is where Power Platform acts as a high-impact bridge to modernization. By integrating Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Pages, organizations can extend AX’s capabilities and improve performance—without waiting for a complete ERP migration.

 

Instead of an all-or-nothing approach, Power Platform delivers rapid, high-value improvements that drive efficiency, visibility, and executive confidence in long-term modernization.

Agile ROI: Small, High-Impact Improvements That Fund Further Modernization

Our Agile ROI methodology focuses on delivering measurable business results quickly, creating a self-funding cycle for broader transformation.

Phase 1: Identify Bottlenecks That Impact Performance Now

  • Where are manual workarounds slowing execution?
  • What critical reports are unreliable, incomplete, or time-consuming to produce?
  • Which business processes would benefit most from automation?

Phase 2: Implement Targeted Power Platform Enhancements to Deliver Immediate ROI

  • Power BI replaces disconnected spreadsheets with real-time dashboards and trusted analytics.
  • Power Automate eliminates manual workflows, ensuring seamless data flow across teams.
  • Power Apps empowers teams to build custom tools that improve execution without IT bottlenecks.
  • Power Pages & Portals enhance external collaboration, enabling self-service for customers and suppliers.

Phase 3: Train and Develop Your People While Measuring Business Impact

  • Power Platform not only delivers business value—it develops your team’s ability to work and collaborate in new ways.
  • Employees gain a fundamental understanding of how modern processes and data integration solve business challenges, fostering cross-functional collaboration.
  • Through hands-on participation, teams develop an informed perspective on further process improvements, preparing them for a full D365 upgrade with confidence.

Phase 4: Build the Case for Broader Modernization

  • Increased operational efficiency, reduced errors, and faster decision-making.
  • Higher employee productivity and reduced IT burden.
  • Real-world proof points that captivate executive and equity owner support for further investment—turning small wins into momentum for long-term transformation.

By using Agile ROI, organizations demonstrate value early and often, ensuring leadership support and financial backing for larger ERP modernization initiatives.

Start Generating Business Impact Now

Waiting for a full D365 migration means delaying improvements that can drive results today. Power Platform allows you to enhance AX, improve performance, and prove ROI—without disrupting operations.

 

At Ascent Innovations, we help organizations unlock immediate business value with Power Platform while strategically preparing for ERP modernization.

Want to turn small improvements into momentum for transformation? Let’s talk about how Power Platform can deliver real impact—right now.

About the Author

John Bruhnke is Managing Director at Ascent. He has 25 years of management consulting experience focused on system implementation and, for the last 7 years, modern analytics in the manufacturing industry. He collaborates with executive and management teams to drive alignment on strategic goals and develop a collective vision for modernization that balances both immediate business needs and long-term strategy.  

John Bruhnke

Managing Director

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