You’re Using 30% of Dynamics GP. We Unlock the Other 70%.
Before you spend $200K on a new system, spend a fraction of that actually using the one you already own.
Dynamics GP optimization from a team with 33 years of experience.
- 33 Years of Dynamics GP
- 80 Years Combined GP Expertise
- 100 Hours → 20 Hours
- 95% Less AP Data Entry
- GP Supported Through 2036
Dynamics GP optimization is the configuration of underused GP features so your system automates work your team does by hand. Argus has 33 years of GP experience and cut one client’s 100-hour monthly task to 20.
Argus Consulting Group optimizes Microsoft Dynamics GP configurations for companies that are spending hours on manual work their system was built to automate. With 33 years of GP experience and 80 years combined across the team, Argus identifies unused GP capabilities — electronic reconciliation, workflow automation, AP automation, custom reporting — and configures them. Argus Consulting Group modernizes accounting and financial systems — from Dynamics GP and Business Central to QuickBooks and beyond. One client reduced a 100-hour monthly task to 20 hours through GP optimization alone.
We optimize GP as one of four things Argus does for companies running it. The others sit on the Dynamics GP hub, alongside support, cloud hosting, and Business Central migration.
Most Companies Never Use What They Paid For
When you bought Dynamics GP, you paid for a comprehensive financial management system. Reporting, automation, workflow, integration, multi-entity consolidation, electronic reconciliation, analytical accounting — all of it came in the box.
Most companies use about 30% of it.
The other 70% sits there, unconfigured, while your team does manually what GP was built to automate. They rekey data that could flow automatically. They reconcile by hand what GP could reconcile electronically. They spend 100 hours a month on a task that, configured correctly, takes 20.
GP can do the work — it just hasn’t been set up to. Usually because the partner who implemented it moved on, or never fully configured it in the first place, or your business changed and the system never caught up.
Argus optimization fixes this. We look at what your team does manually, identify what GP can automate, and configure it. Less manual work, fewer errors, faster close, and a system that finally does what you paid for.
What 33 Years of GP Experience Actually Means
When a client calls with a problem, our team usually already knows what’s wrong. Not because we’re guessing — because we’ve seen it before. Across hundreds of GP implementations, over 33 years, the same patterns show up. The report that won’t reconcile. The integration that breaks during month-end. The posting error that nobody can trace.
A partner who’s seeing your problem for the first time needs days to diagnose it. A partner who’s solved it fifty times before needs a conversation. That’s the difference experience makes — not just a better answer, but a faster one.
One client came to us spending 100 hours per month on a task. We configured GP and got it down to 20. The value wasn’t in the hours it took us to set it up. It was in the 80 hours per month their team got back — every month, from that point forward.
That’s what 80 years of combined GP expertise across our team actually looks like in practice. Problems get solved faster. Systems get configured right. Your team stops spending time on work that GP was built to handle. More on how Argus and our team got here.
What Optimization Gives Back
What happens when you optimize GP instead of replacing it. Real Argus client engagements, not projections.
Hours per month on a single task, reduced by configuring GP correctly instead of replacing it. An 80% cut in labor, every month, on one task.
Reduction in AP data entry for a client whose accounts payable team was keying it all by hand, using scheduled integrations from their expense management system.
Working with Microsoft Dynamics GP, continuously, since 1993. Hundreds of implementations, and the same configuration gaps showing up in most of them.
Combined Dynamics GP expertise across the team. A senior consultant picks up the phone. Every time.
What Dynamics GP Optimization Actually Covers
Seven places where we optimize Dynamics GP most often, and where the system is usually doing less than it could. Microsoft documents these modules in the official Dynamics GP documentation; configuring them for your business is the work.
Tell us what your team does manually every month. We’ll tell you what GP can automate.
Optimize Before You Migrate
When something isn’t working in GP, the instinct — encouraged by every migration-first partner — is to replace the whole system. But a Business Central migration typically costs $75K to $250K and takes 3 to 9 months.
Before you spend that, it’s worth asking a simpler question: is this a platform problem, or a configuration problem?
Optimize before you migrate, and more often than not you find the platform was never the thing holding you back.
| GP Optimization | Full BC Migration | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | GP OptimizationA fraction of a migration | Full BC Migration$75K to $250K |
| Typical timeline | GP OptimizationWeeks | Full BC Migration3–9 months |
| Disruption to your team | GP OptimizationMinimal — same system, better configured | Full BC MigrationSignificant — new system, retraining, parallel run |
| Data risk | GP OptimizationLow — your data stays where it is | Full BC MigrationModerate — data migration and validation required |
| When it’s the right call | GP OptimizationGP works but is underconfigured; team does manual work GP could automate | Full BC MigrationGP is genuinely maxed out and can’t support the business going forward |
Sometimes migration IS the right answer. If GP genuinely can’t support where your business is going, we’ll tell you that and handle the migration to Business Central. But most of the time, the problem is that GP was never fully configured — and optimization solves it at a fraction of the cost.
You have time.
Argus commits to supporting Dynamics GP through 2036 — seven years beyond Microsoft’s end-of-life date. Optimize now. Get full value from GP. Plan the move when the business case supports it, not when a deadline forces your hand.
Microsoft’s own dates: product enhancements, tax updates and technical support end December 31, 2029, with security patches available until April 30, 2031, per Microsoft’s Dynamics GP lifecycle policy.
What GP Optimization Looks Like in Practice
100 hours per month down to 20.
A real Argus client engagement: a monthly task that consumed 100 hours was reduced to 20 through GP optimization. That’s an 80% reduction in labor — every month, on one task.
AP data entry reduced by 95%.
Another client’s accounts payable department was manually entering data. Argus configured scheduled integrations from their expense management system, cutting AP data entry by 95%.
30% utilization to fully configured.
The pattern repeats across engagements: clients using a fraction of GP’s capabilities, doing manually what the system was built to automate. Argus finds the gap and closes it.
“They were using 30% of what’s available — the other 70% was going to save them a bunch of time.”
— Stephen Tanner, Founder, Argus Consulting Group
Who GP Optimization Is Built For
Dynamics GP optimization suits some companies and genuinely doesn’t suit others. Here’s the honest split.
You’re a fit if:
- You’re a company running Dynamics GP
- Your team spends hours on manual data entry, reconciliation, or reporting that feels like it should be automated
- Month-end close takes two to three weeks and you know it should take one
- You’ve been told to migrate but aren’t sure the problem is actually the platform
- You have one person who holds the GP knowledge and that’s a risk you need to fix
- You want someone to look at your system and honestly tell you what’s configured, what’s not, and what it would take to close the gap
Probably not the right fit if:
- You’ve already decided to migrate and just need a Business Central implementation partner (we do that too)
- You need a brand-new ERP implementation from scratch
- You’re looking for the cheapest hourly rate (our value is in the speed and depth of the work, not the clock)
Where Optimization Fits
Optimization is rarely the only thing a GP shop needs. Here’s what sits either side of it, inside the wider set of accounting and financial system solutions Argus handles.
Dynamics GP Optimization — Common Questions
What is Dynamics GP optimization?
GP optimization is the process of configuring Dynamics GP to do work your team is currently doing manually. It includes automating data entry, setting up electronic reconciliation, building custom reports, configuring workflow approvals, and accelerating month-end close. Most companies use only about 30% of GP’s capabilities — optimization unlocks the rest.
How is optimization different from support?
Support fixes things that are broken. Optimization improves things that work but could work better. Most Argus clients get both — ongoing support for day-to-day issues, plus optimization projects that reduce manual work and automate processes.
How much does GP optimization cost?
It depends on scope. Optimization ranges from a focused project (configuring one process, like electronic reconciliation) to a comprehensive engagement (automating multiple workflows and rebuilding reporting). It’s almost always a fraction of what a full Business Central migration costs. The Free Assessment gives you a scope and estimate.
Will optimization delay a migration I need to do eventually?
No — it usually makes the eventual migration smoother. Optimizing GP means cleaning up configurations and processes. When you do migrate to Business Central, you’re migrating a clean, well-configured system instead of carrying years of workarounds into the new platform.
How do I know if I need optimization or migration?
That’s what the Free Assessment determines. If GP works but is underconfigured, optimization is the answer. If GP genuinely can’t support your business going forward, migration is. Argus evaluates both honestly — we make money either way, so there’s no incentive to push one over the other.
How long does optimization take?
Focused optimization projects can be completed in weeks. Comprehensive engagements that automate multiple processes take longer. Either way, it’s dramatically faster than a full system migration.
Can you optimize GP if we’re hosting it somewhere else?
Yes. GP optimization is about configuration, not hosting. We can optimize your GP system regardless of where it’s hosted. That said, clients who bundle hosting and support with Argus get a more seamless experience because the same team manages the environment and the application.