Your second ERP migration is a different project
The first migration turned paper and tribal knowledge into structured data. The second starts with everything the business learned the hard way.
20 Sep 2026 Read articleImplementation and go-live
What a Sage migration exposes before the new ERP goes live
The clean transaction is never the real migration test. Follow the awkward orders, shadow systems, reports and historical data before choosing the route.
20 Sep 2026 Read article
Should you downgrade your ERP?
Some businesses are paying tier 1 ERP costs for complexity they no longer need. Here’s how to test whether a smaller system would serve them better.
19 Sep 2026 Read article
S4E19 | How to Run an ERP Discovery Week That Actually Works
The demos are done, the contract's signed, and a calendar invite has landed that just says "discovery". This week Pete, Nirav and Emily take on the first real phase of an ERP implementation — the week where the business has to explain how it actually operates, and where projects…
08 Sep 2026 Open episode
Should You Downgrade From Tier 1 to Tier 2 ERP?
Eighty-odd episodes of this show and every one of them has pointed the same way: up. Outgrow the spreadsheets, upgrade, migrate to the cloud, choose your first ERP. This week Pete, Nirav and Emily go the other way and ask the question nobody puts on a slide — should you…
25 Aug 2026 Open episode
5 Reasons Your Second ERP Migration Is Easier Than Your First
Think back to your first ERP go-live. If you just winced, this episode's for you. Every prospect meeting has that one person — arms folded, thousand-yard stare, still processing something that happened fifteen years ago. They know the current system is failing. Everyone hates it.…
28 Jul 2026 Open episode
Stop Being a Button-Pusher: Acumatica Automation Schedules
Most mornings, someone in your business opens the same screen, sets the same filter and clicks the same button. Tomorrow they'll do it again. Acumatica will do all of it for you — on a timer, in the background, with no code, no integration and no consultant. It's called an…
14 Jul 2026 Open episode
Upgrade or Migrate? How to Tell Which Your ERP Really Needs
Every ERP project starts with someone saying "we need to do something about our systems". The two real options on the table are usually upgrade or migrate — and most teams treat them as if they're the same kind of project at different scales. They aren't. They're different…
02 Jun 2026 Open episode
5 Conditions for a 6-Month ERP Implementation
Six-month ERP implementations get a bad name because most "six-month" projects are really twelve-month projects with a six-month deadline glued onto the front. The software is rarely the problem. The problem is everything around it — decisions, data, scope creep, and the…
19 May 2026 Open episode
5 Reasons Your ERP Project Falls Apart Before Go-Live
You selected the right ERP. You signed the deal. Everyone's buzzing. So why does it start going wrong three months in? This week, Pete and Nirav welcome Emily Browning back to the show to tackle one of the most underrated topics in ERP: project management. Not the software. Not…
24 Mar 2026 Open episode
Why Your ERP Training Isn't Working (And How to Fix It)
Why does your team forget everything they learned in ERP training? You invested serious time and money. Everyone attended. And three months after go-live, half the team is still confused, making errors, and asking the same questions. The problem isn't your people — it's how the…
10 Mar 2026 Open episode
Parallel Running Your ERP? Here's Why That Backfires
Parallel running sounds like a safety net. In reality, it's one of the most common and most expensive mistakes in ERP implementation. In this episode, Pete and Nirav are joined by Emily Browning — an IT leader in manufacturing — to break down exactly why running your old system…
27 Feb 2026 Open episode