A company is implementing Dynamics 365 Project Operations and wants to ensure that project costs are accurately tracked for both time and materials (T&M) and fixed-price contracts. The company uses a single project for both types of contracts. Which approach should be used to correctly invoice each contract type?
Multiple contracts can be linked to one project, each with its own billing method.
Why this answer
Option A is correct because Dynamics 365 Project Operations allows multiple project contracts to be linked to a single project, enabling different billing methods (T&M and fixed-price) for the same project. This ensures that time and material costs are tracked and invoiced according to the T&M contract terms, while fixed-price milestones are invoiced under the fixed-price contract, all from the same project data.
Exam trap
The trap here is that candidates assume a single project must have a single billing method, but Dynamics 365 Project Operations supports multiple contracts per project, each with its own billing method, enabling accurate hybrid invoicing.
How to eliminate wrong answers
Option B is wrong because creating two separate projects would duplicate project tracking and reporting, making it impossible to have a unified view of costs and progress for the same project scope. Option C is wrong because setting a single contract to fixed-price would prevent accurate tracking and invoicing of T&M costs, as fixed-price billing does not automatically invoice based on actual time and material consumption. Option D is wrong because using a T&M billing method for the entire contract would not allow proper fixed-price milestone invoicing, and manual invoice adjustments are error-prone and not supported by the system's automated billing logic.