In this edition of Enterprise AI Digest, I’m launching: Enterprise Sphere: Microsoft ERP Partner Index (ERP Edition – v1.0)
The Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP ecosystem is noisy – hundreds of partners claim expertise in Business Central, Finance, and Supply Chain, but only a fraction have the execution depth to truly de-risk an enterprise-grade rollout.
This first cut is intentionally narrow and defensible: it’s populated purely from 2023 & 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year results in:
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics 365 Finance
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain
And adjacent BizApps categories that signal modern ERP execution: Low Code Application Development, Intelligent Automation, and Business Intelligence
From there, I use my Enterprise Sphere lens to place partners into three bands:
🔵 Top Performers – Global Dynamics 365 ERP Leaders
🟢 Rising Stars – High-Momentum ERP Specialists
🟠 Game Changers – IP-Led & Vertical ERP Innovators
Enterprise Sphere - Microsoft ERP Partner Index
🔵 Top Performers – Global Dynamics 365 ERP Leaders
Partners you’d expect to see on the shortlist for complex, multi-entity, multi-country ERP programs:
JourneyTeam – 2024 global winner for Dynamics 365 Business Central, with a Sherpa model that de-risks BC rollouts using structured templates, workshops, and coaching.
EY – 2024 global winner for Dynamics 365 Finance and global winner for Intelligent Automation – serious finance transformation and automation capability on Microsoft Cloud.
Accenture | Avanade – Multiple global wins across Dynamics 365 and industry categories; still the benchmark GSI for organizations that want a single global partner to run ERP + CX on Microsoft.
HCLTech – 2024 global winner for Dynamics 365 Service, strong where ERP, service, and operations run as one high-volume estate on Dynamics.
🟢 Rising Stars – High-Momentum ERP Specialists
ERP-focused partners with clear upward momentum — especially in Business Central and focused Finance & Operations scenarios:
Western Computer – Multi-year global finalist for Dynamics 365 Business Central; particularly strong in BC for distribution and manufacturing.
Infinity Group – 2024 global BC finalist; a Business Central-focused partner for SME and mid-market customers in the UK and EMEA.
RSM US – Recognized across Business Intelligence and Dynamics categories; a strong Dynamics ERP + analytics story for upper mid-market organizations.
Alithya – 2024 global finalist for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain; focused on complex manufacturing and supply chain scenarios on F&O.
🟠 Game Changers – IP-Led & Vertical ERP Innovators
Partners where repeatable IP + vertical focus + AI/automation sit at the heart of their Microsoft ERP story. This lane is intentionally small in v1.
Sunrise – Long-time Dynamics award recipient with Sunrise 365 IP layered on top of Dynamics 365 for retail, consumer brands, and global supply chain.
MCA Connect – 2024 global Supply Chain finalist with manufacturing and industrial IP built on F&O; a strong example of industry-led ERP rather than generic implementations.
Anthology – Business Applications Inner Circle member with a vertically integrated education cloud spanning Dynamics 365, data, and AI.
Why I’m Treating This as v1.0
This v1.0 is deliberately anchored to Microsoft’s own global awards. Future iterations of the Enterprise Sphere: Microsoft ERP Partner Index will add:
🌍 Regional breakouts – North America, EMEA, APAC
🧱 Customer size bands – SMB, mid-market, enterprise
📦 IP & vertical depth – clearly identifying productized offerings and industry clouds
🤖 AI, Copilot, and agent execution – real scenarios running on top of Dynamics 365 ERP
If you lead a Dynamics 365 ERP practice (Business Central, Finance, Supply Chain) and want to be on the radar for future versions of the Index Contact Enterprise AI Digest.
If you want to be looped in as this evolves, comment “ERP Sphere” or DM me and I’ll share next steps when I publish the v2 refresh.
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