The NAV sunset is here. Your BC bench isn't deep enough.
The end of Dynamics NAV and GP support has created a massive wave of Business Central migration projects — and the talent pool hasn't kept pace. Xylity deploys BC developers, functional consultants, and NAV-to-BC migration specialists who understand both the legacy and target environments.
Most requested BC roles
Why the BC talent crunch is different from any other Microsoft technology
Business Central occupies a unique position in the Microsoft ecosystem. It serves the mid-market — companies large enough to need real ERP but not large enough for the complexity and cost of D365 Finance and Operations. This sweet spot has made BC one of Microsoft's fastest-growing business applications, with adoption accelerating as NAV and GP reach end-of-support milestones.
The talent challenge is structural and severe. The BC specialist pool has three distinct segments, and none of them are growing fast enough. Legacy NAV developers who are transitioning from C/AL to AL often struggle with the extension-based development model, the VS Code toolchain, and the event-subscriber patterns that replaced direct table modifications. Net-new AL developers who learned BC natively tend to have limited understanding of the functional business processes — they can write code but can't configure a complex manufacturing or warehouse scenario without guidance. And functional consultants who understand the business processes often lack the technical depth to configure the product beyond standard setup — custom reporting, Power Automate integration, API development, and AppSource app installation create dependency on developers.
What IT services companies actually need — consultants who bridge the functional-technical divide, who understand both the AL development model and the business processes it serves — is the rarest profile in the BC market.
Xylity's BC network includes 45+ specialists spanning functional consulting, AL development, NAV/GP migration, AppSource development, and integration architecture. Many have dual functional-technical expertise — the profile that's nearly impossible to find through job boards or staffing agencies.
BC specialists for implementations, migrations, and ISV development
BC Functional Consultant
Configures Business Central across Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Manufacturing, and Warehouse Management. Designs chart of accounts, posting groups, and dimension structures aligned to client reporting requirements. Implements approval workflows, inter-company transactions, and multi-currency setups. Conducts fit-gap analysis against client requirements and identifies where standard BC can satisfy needs versus where customization or third-party apps are required.
BC AL Developer
Develops custom extensions using AL language in Visual Studio Code. Implements event subscribers, page extensions, table extensions, and report customizations following Microsoft's extension development best practices. Builds custom APIs and API pages for integration scenarios. Implements automated testing using AL test framework. Manages extension lifecycle — development, testing, deployment across sandbox and production environments using DevOps pipelines.
NAV-to-BC Migration Specialist
Plans and executes migrations from Dynamics NAV (2009 through 2018) and Dynamics GP to Business Central SaaS. Assesses legacy C/AL customizations for conversion feasibility — identifying which customizations should be rebuilt as extensions, which should be replaced by standard BC functionality or AppSource apps, and which require architectural redesign. Manages data migration from legacy databases including master data cleansing, historical transaction migration, and opening balance reconciliation.
BC AppSource Developer
Develops commercial extensions for Microsoft AppSource marketplace. Implements clean extension architecture that passes Microsoft's stringent validation checks — no direct table access, proper telemetry implementation, data privacy compliance, and license enforcement. Designs multi-tenant aware solutions with per-tenant configuration capabilities. Manages AppSource submission, certification feedback loops, and update deployment across the installed customer base.
BC Integration Architect
Designs integration patterns between Business Central and external systems — e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Magento), EDI networks, warehouse management systems, CRM platforms, and banking interfaces. Implements using BC's standard APIs, custom API pages, Azure Service Bus for async patterns, and Power Automate for business-user-configurable integrations. Establishes error handling, retry logic, and monitoring for production integration reliability.
BC + Power Platform Specialist
Bridges Business Central with the broader Power Platform ecosystem. Builds Power Apps that extend BC's user interface for mobile field workers, warehouse staff, and external stakeholders. Implements Power Automate flows that automate BC business processes — purchase order approvals, inventory alerts, customer onboarding workflows. Creates Power BI reports directly connected to BC data using the BC connector with proper refresh and security configuration.
When a BC partner needed to migrate 12 NAV clients simultaneously without missing a single go-live
The situation
A 55-person Microsoft partner specializing in mid-market ERP had twelve NAV clients who all needed to migrate to Business Central before the NAV 2018 extended support deadline. Each client had unique C/AL customizations, different data volumes, and different business process configurations. The partner's three in-house BC consultants could handle three to four concurrent migrations — not twelve.
What Xylity delivered
Xylity deployed four BC specialists over a three-month period: two NAV-to-BC migration specialists, one AL developer for custom extension conversion, and one functional consultant for complex manufacturing configurations. The team operated in staggered waves, with each specialist handling three to four clients through their migration lifecycle. All twelve migrations were completed on schedule, with zero post-go-live critical issues across the portfolio.
The NAV sunset waits for no one.
Whether you need one BC consultant or a full migration team, share your requirement and we'll have profiles matched to your specific BC and NAV environment within 24 hours.