1. Benefits
The original business case — revenue uplift, cost reduction, compliance — against what the project has actually delivered. We benchmark the gap and the reasons for it.
Consulting · Project Efficacy Check
Project Efficacy Check. Independent audit of your Dynamics project — before it costs you another quarter.
Six metrics · eleven SMART-criteria deliverables · written scorecard inside five business days. Novasoft brings an outside lens to a Dynamics or LS Central project that has slipped on time, cost, scope or quality — and produces a written audit you can present to the steering committee.
6Audit metrics
SMARTGoal framework
5dWritten scorecard
11Outcomes documented
What it is · Verbatim from novasoft.global
Keeping up with your project budget and project scope can be a daunting task.
How do we set our goals and choose metrics to achieve maximum efficiency? An independent set of eyes — not the team that built the project — is often the fastest way to find out.
Novasoft helps you reveal the real importance of increase of cost, or any other success criteria which affect project efficiency.
Novasoft team of consultants helps you determine the scope of work of project and operation after the completion of the project. We not only define & measure specific criteria but also combine them to meet the specific need of customers.
Six core metrics · The audit framework
Six metrics — measured, ranked, scorecard-ready.
Every Project Efficacy Check evaluates the project against these six dimensions. Each metric gets a red / amber / green rating and the evidence that supports it.
2. Time / Schedule
Planned milestones against actual. Schedule variance per workstream. Critical-path slippage. Float consumed. Realistic forecast of the new go-live date if the trend continues.
3. Cost
Budgeted spend against committed and actual. Cost variance and cost-performance index per workstream. Forecast of the new run-rate to completion.
4. Scope
Originally signed scope against what is being built. Scope creep instances with cost impact. Functionality dropped to preserve the date. Items added without change-control.
5. Quality
Defect density per workstream. UAT cycles required. Production incidents post-go-live. Adherence to Microsoft and LS Retail extension-development best practice (no over-customisation).
6. Risk
Open risks by severity. Mitigation plans tested in practice. Single-points-of-failure (a sole consultant who knows the code). Vendor-lock risk on custom code that cannot be re-deployed.
Beyond the core six, the Efficacy Check also captures: productivity, gross profit margin, ROI, earned value, customer and employee satisfaction, actual cost, cost and schedule variance, and cost performance.
Methodology · SMART criteria, every time
Business goals for project efficiency need to be SMART.
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. Every Project Efficacy Check translates your stated business goals into SMART criteria, then maps the project’s observed performance back to those criteria. The result is a scorecard your steering committee can defend to the board.
Specific
“Reduce month-end close from 8 to 4 days” — not “improve finance”.
Measurable
Stated in numbers the controller can pull from the system.
Attainable
Realistic given the scope, the budget and the team you have.
Relevant
Tied to a stated business outcome — not just a technical capability.
Time-based
A date the steering committee will hold the team accountable to.
+ Tracked
Each goal has a check-in cadence and an owner — not parked at go-live.
Eleven outcomes · Verbatim from novasoft.global
What changes when you run a Project Efficacy Check.
- Improve your chances of accomplishing the desired outcome
- Gain a new point of view on your project, and know how it fits with your business
- Prioritize your business’ assets and ensure their proficient use
- Set the scope, timetable and spending plan precisely from the beginning
- Stay on time and keep expenses and assets to budget
- Improve efficiency and quality of work
- Encourage consistent communication among staff and customers
- Satisfy the different needs of the project partners
- Mitigate dangers of a venture failing
- Increase consumer loyalty
- Gain an upper hand and lift your bottom line
Process · How a Project Efficacy Check runs
Four phases — scorecard delivered inside five business days.
- 01Day 0 · Scoping call
Scoping & access
60-minute call with the project sponsor. We list the documentation and access we need: SoW, project plan, risk register, change-log, test results, BC environment access, partner contract.
- 02Day 1–3 · Document & system review
Document & system review
Senior Novasoft consultant works through documents, BC environment, code extensions and integration patterns. SMART-criteria mapping. Interviews with 2–4 project team members.
- 03Day 3–4 · Findings & recommendations
Findings & recommendations
Six-metric red/amber/green scorecard. Risks ranked by severity. Recovery options. Recommendation on continuation, partner change or re-baseline.
- Day 5 · Written report
Written report delivered
Steering-committee-ready document. Optional 60-minute presentation to the committee. Confidential. No obligation to engage Novasoft on follow-on work.
FAQ · Project Efficacy Check
Six honest answers about how an Efficacy Check works.
What is a Project Efficacy Check?
An independent audit by Novasoft consultants of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 or LS Central project — live or in-flight. Six metrics, SMART framework, scorecard delivered in five business days.
When should I request a Project Efficacy Check?
Three trigger conditions: a missed milestone by more than two weeks; budget exceeded by 10% or more; steering committee or board has lost confidence in the current delivery partner.
What does the written scorecard contain?
A six-metric red/amber/green scorecard, risks per workstream, scope-creep instances with cost impact, recovery options ranked by effort, and a recommendation on continuation, partner change or re-baseline. Steering-committee-ready format.
What does a Project Efficacy Check cost?
Fixed-price, scoped to the size of the project. Typical engagements run 5–15 business days of senior consulting. Quote within one business day of a scoping conversation.
Does Novasoft audit projects we did not start with you?
Yes — most engagements audit projects originally implemented by a third-party Microsoft partner. Novasoft has no incentive to recommend continuation if the evidence supports a different conclusion.
What is the SMART framework used for?
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. Goals need to be SMART for an audit to be defensible. Each business goal gets translated into SMART criteria and the project’s performance mapped back to them.
Industries served · Verticals this consulting team supports
Six Novasoft industry practices — all supported by this consulting team.
Every Novasoft consulting engagement is staffed alongside the relevant industry-vertical specialists.
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage — LS Central Hospitality on Business Central. Restaurant POS, KDS, recipe management, delivery aggregators.
Grocery & Retail
Grocery & Retail — LS Central unified POS for hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience and dark stores.
Fashion & Apparel
Fashion & Apparel — LS Central for Fashion with size-colour matrix, season master, sell-through analytics.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing — BC Manufacturing for discrete and process production with NOVAQC advanced quality.
Wholesale & Distribution
Wholesale & Distribution — BC + WMS + EDI + NOVAHUB trade portal + NOVATRADE SEZ + NOVAPOWER.
Facility Management vertical
Facility management software — IWMS, CAFM and FMS on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Twelve modules (asset, work-order, helpdesk, visitor, booking, HR/payroll, project-site-property, service catalogue, contact, PO). Housekeeping · hospitality · security · guarding · maintenance · engineering.
Facility Management
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Sources · Authority & partner references
- Microsoft Partner — Solutions Partner for Business Applications
- LS Retail Partner Directory — Novasoft (Diamond Partner, 5 consecutive years 2022–2026)
- Microsoft Learn India — Business Central documentation
- UAE Federal Tax Authority · Middle East regional authority
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Last reviewed May 2026.