How ONE Development Went Live on a Full NetSuite ERP in Two Months

ONE Development is a UAE-homegrown boutique real estate developer backed by Al Gebely Holding's 43-year legacy — but built to move at the pace of a technology company. With offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, active projects across both emirates and Egypt, and a flagship AED 2 billion development in Dubai's City of Arabia, ONE was scaling fast from the moment it launched. It had ambitious project timelines, multiple active developments, and a firm requirement: go live on a full ERP in two months.

Starting From Zero, at Speed

ONE Development came to Azdan as a newly established company with no legacy ERP in place — which meant no technical debt, but also no infrastructure. With 2 to 3 projects already underway and investors, contractors, and sales cycles all moving simultaneously, the team needed financial control and project cost governance operational immediately. The competition was SAP and Microsoft. The requirement was speed without compromise.

What We Did

Azdan implemented Oracle NetSuite ERP as the financial foundation — covering general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, cash management, tax management, fixed assets, consolidation, budgeting, and amortization schedules — and brought the full platform live within the two-month deadline.

On top of the ERP, the AzdanApps Project Costing module was deployed to give ONE's project teams structured financial governance across their active developments:

• Project Costing — cost breakdown structures, BOQ management, contractor and subcontractor contracts, progress payment processing, variation orders, penalty tracking, and real-time budget-versus-actual visibility across all active projects.

Built to Scale From Day One

ONE Development launched on a fully operational ERP within two months — meeting its go-live deadline while the competition was still in scoping. Project teams gained real-time cost visibility across all active developments from day one. Finance leadership had a structured, consolidated platform in place before the business had a chance to outgrow its infrastructure.

For a developer that operates like a technology company, having its systems actually behave like one made all the difference.