The over-all goal of the project is to develop software technology and methods for development of the next generation of business management systems for companies. These systems are often referred to as ERP-systems (ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning) even though today they comprise much more than resource planning. Next generation will have to consider a list of demands from which the most important ones are:

Universal validity (valid for almost all business processes);

Easy installation of common business models (typical business procedures should require a minimum of installation and no programming);

Multi-platform-access (access to the ERP system should be possible from different net-based units, e.g. stationary and mobile PC's with a variety of screen characteristics, PDA's, and mobile phones);

Platform independence (the architecture should not be closely related to a certain OS platform);

Easy up-grading (from another ERP system to Navision, from a previous version of Navision to a new version, to new functions as a consequence of a change in the business);

Expandable solutions (integration of partner components);

Many layered (many functions should be operational at the highest level; but if necessary it should be possible to dive into the layers and obtain full functionality), and

Expandable patterns (new patterns should be identifiable and implementable in the underlying technology).

The over-all goal is to increase the productivity of the dealers significantly. By productivity is meant the "increased value for the end-customer effectively", i.e. including all work situations in connection to the work at the end-customer: a faster construction of a solution, solutions with higher functionality, faster upgrading, etc. To the extend that it can be measured the final goal of the next generation ERP systems is to increase productivity of the dealers (partners) by at least a factor of 10.