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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for construction

Take control of your projects, protect margins and build smarter with Microsoft + AI
If you’re facing tighter margins, unpredictable project timelines, rising costs, or growing pressure on your teams to deliver more with less—you’re not alone. Today’s construction environment is complex and constantly shifting, making it harder to manage jobs, cash flow, and resources with confidence. 

That’s why forward-looking construction firms are turning to Microsoft-powered ERP solutions that simplify the day-to-day, connect their teams, and provide the visibility needed to make faster, more informed decisions—on every project, from bid to closeout.

Gain real-time visibility into job costs, labor, and materials—so you can track performance, spot overruns early, and make proactive decisions.
Improve cash flow with faster, more accurate billing and automated approval workflows that reduce delays and manual effort.
Simplify project oversight by connecting your office, field, and finance teams in one system—so everyone works from the same playbook.
Reduce manual work and overhead by using Microsoft Copilot AI to automate repetitive tasks and surface key insights.
Adapt to changing demands with a flexible solution that scales across different business models, project types, and growth strategies.
Why upgrade?

Benefits of Dynamics 365

Here’s why upgrading to Dynamics 365 within the Microsoft ecosystem is the smartest move for your construction business

Speed communication

Tight integrations with familiar Microsoft solutions like Office 365, Outlook and Teams your project managers, site supervisors, and office staff can collaborate in real-time, across devices.

Enable confident decision making

Power BI provides powerful, up to the minute analytics and reporting tools, turning your data into actionable insights.

Automate routine tasks

Use Power Automate to streamline repetitive processes like time tracking, material ordering, or safety checklists and reduce manual errors.

Protect sensitive data

Reduce the risk of breaches and ensure compliance with industry standards with one of the most secure cloud environments in the world.

Build custom apps

Ensure accurate, timely data from the field to the office. Power Apps empowers construction workers to quickly build apps for tasks like real-time reporting, project updates, or inventory management—without needing coding skills – boosting efficiency, and eliminating paperwork.

Leverage Copilot for construction

Microsoft Copilot integrates seamlessly with Dynamics 365 and other Microsoft tools, offering powerful AI-driven assistance to enhance your construction projects.

Dynamics 365 BUsiness Central

Unified solution for all your construction needs

Whether your construction projects are light or heavy, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Construction with ProjectPro offers a robust and scalable solution tailored to your specific requirements.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for construction is a central part of the Microsoft Ecosystem

Job Material Planning

Track actual materials and resources required for jobs. Manage items needed by required date, automate purchase suggestions so you’re never low on inventory and run reports by individual job or across multiple jobs.

Job Cost Accounting

Manage jobs to increase efficiency. Compare budgeted costs vs actual costs. Make projections and track actual costs, customer billings, and payments received by current period, year to date and job to date.

Subcontract Management

Easily track and manage subcontractor contracts, change orders, work performed, retention values, lien releases and certificates of insurance.

Timesheets

Record hours and rate tables and quickly sort timesheets by job or resource. Allow employees to easily complete their own time sheets, right from their mobile device, with automated authorization built in for managers and accounting staff.

Project Mangement

Control and manage budgets, budget changes, contracts, change orders, labor resources, vendors, and subcontractors at the task level.

Progress Billing

Bill customers based on project progress. Manage bills based on unit consumption or lump sum contract. Easily create AIA billings, unit billings, and time and materials billings. Transfer posted labor costs and vendor purchases into Work Orders or Invoices.

Contract and Change Orders

Define contract lines with quick contract value setup and create automated change orders using data from the master job card.

Payroll Integration

Integrate with multiple payment solutions for easy payment management including Business Central Payroll Solutions and popular, 3rd party out-sourced solutions.

Union Payroll

Automate calculations, ensuring compliance with labor agreements, and manage deductions, while also providing a centralized platform for accurate and efficient processing. This results in time savings, reduced errors, and enhanced transparency in managing payroll for a unionized workforce.

trusted partner

Why Sikich is the trusted partner for your construction needs

We don’t just implement ERP systems—we partner with you to transform your business and drive profitability. Here’s why contractors and civil engineers trust Sikich:

Deep Industry Expertise: With years of hands-on experience in construction, we understand the unique challenges you face, from progress billing and WIP accruals to job material planning. Our tailored solutions address key areas like job costing, resource management, union payroll, and compliance, ensuring your business runs smoothly from field to office.

Proven Success Strategies: We deliver more than software. Our disciplined implementation approach helps optimize workflows, reduce overhead, and boost profitability—so you can focus on strategic decisions and aligning technology with your business goals.

Comprehensive Solutions & Services: At Sikich, we offer more than just ERP software. We integrate data analytics, AI, cybersecurity, productivity tools, and managed services to help you maximize your technology investment and power your entire business.

specialties

Dynamics 365 Business Central help with construction specialties

Prefab construction

Whether you’re a contractor expanding into offsite operations, or a manufacturer installing assets on a customer site, get the visibility and control you need across operations to meet deadlines, improve quality and efficiency, and increase profits with ERP software purpose-built for prefab construction.

Custom home builders

Having the right software and processes in place in crucial for home builder companies on the rise. When you first start out, it’s easy to track costs and build progress on spreadsheets, or in your head, but as your company grows, keeping up with job costs, changes and progress becomes a real struggle.

Trade contractors

Whether you’re facing project delays, rising material costs, or a stretched workforce, your operations can’t afford to rely on disconnected systems or manual processes.

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Build resilience. Protect margins. Plan with confidence.

We know it’s a challenging time for construction firms. Project delays, rising costs, and labor shortages are putting pressure on your operations—and your margins. It’s harder than ever to make decisions quickly when your systems are disconnected or outdated.

With Sikich’s Construction ERP solution, built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with ProjectPro, you get a purpose-built platform that helps you simplify operations, track profitability in real time, and make proactive, data-informed decisions across every project.

Let’s talk about how we can help you stay competitive, profitable, and ready for whatever comes next.