--- id: video/a4DaacZvOMM type: video title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" summary: Sandlapper, a small boutique partner firm, says the BC Talent program and the cross skills program helped it get Business Central certification. They also gave it the confidence to guide customers from Great Plains (GP) to Business Central with as little risk and disruption as possible. This short partner testimonial (about 90 seconds) contains no product demo. tier: official language: en tags: - bc talent program - cross skills program - gp to bc migration - certification - partner training - onboarding - confidence building - boutique firm system: sales review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:51:16.748Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-13T00:32:41.360Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: aa6695d3736c5441ddf6e50740ce5590df7f92c2807e6c1e3239d54ff9a7cfb3 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=0s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 0 quote: If you've used Great Plains GP for 20 years, GP seems simple. But then you use Business Central, it's just so much easier, so - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=11s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 11 quote: It does things automatically that you used to have to press buttons to make the system do. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=19s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 19 quote: Not long after we launched the business, we found the BC talent program and that's been a game changer. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=46s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 46 quote: There is no chance that without cross skills and BC talent program that we would have achieved certification or gained the confidence to sit - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=66s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 66 quote: The biggest value I got out of the BC talent program was the confidence that I had walking into conversations knowing that I can - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=78s title: "#BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper" date: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" commit: null t: 78 quote: We know exactly how we're going to train up our future team members. When our future team members come on, they're going into the links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: a4DaacZvOMM channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM published_at: "2026-02-27T09:25:29.000Z" duration_s: 89 captions: full audience: - partner - decision maker chapters: - t: 0 title: Comparison with Great Plains and Business Central ease - t: 19 title: Discovery of BC Talent program and cross skills initiative - t: 46 title: Impact on certification and client confidence - t: 66 title: Benefits for GP to BC migration conversations - t: 78 title: Training future team members through the program features: - name: BC Talent Program status: unclear t: 19 verified: false status_source: video - name: Cross Skills Program status: unclear t: 19 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 0 text: If you've used Great Plains GP for 20 years, GP seems simple. But then you use Business Central, it's just so much easier, so check: exact - t: 11 text: It does things automatically that you used to have to press buttons to make the system do. check: exact - t: 19 text: Not long after we launched the business, we found the BC talent program and that's been a game changer. check: exact - t: 46 text: There is no chance that without cross skills and BC talent program that we would have achieved certification or gained the confidence to sit check: exact - t: 66 text: The biggest value I got out of the BC talent program was the confidence that I had walking into conversations knowing that I can check: exact - t: 78 text: We know exactly how we're going to train up our future team members. When our future team members come on, they're going into the check: exact --- # #BCTalent Stories: Sandlapper > Sandlapper, a small boutique partner firm, says the BC Talent program and the cross skills program helped it get Business Central certification. They also gave it the confidence to guide customers from Great Plains (GP) to Business Central with as little risk and disruption as possible. This short partner testimonial (about 90 seconds) contains no product demo. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2026-02-27 · 1:29 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview A short testimonial from Sandlapper, a partner that launched recently and found the BC Talent program soon after. The speaker compares Great Plains with Business Central, saying that even after 20 years with GP, Business Central is easier because it does automatically things that used to need button presses. The speaker credits the cross skills program and BC Talent with their certification and with the confidence to take part in GP to BC migration conversations. They also say they now know how they will train future team members through the program. ## Key points - Sandlapper found the BC Talent program not long after launching its business and calls it a game changer. - The speaker says Business Central does automatically things that GP users had to press buttons to do. - The speaker says they would not have achieved certification or gained confidence without cross skills and BC Talent. - The cross skills program involves dedicating time on purpose to become proficient with Business Central. - The biggest value the speaker names is confidence going into GP to BC migration conversations. - Sandlapper plans to use the program to train future team members when they join. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=0s) Comparison with Great Plains and Business Central ease - [0:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=19s) Discovery of BC Talent program and cross skills initiative - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=46s) Impact on certification and client confidence - [1:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=66s) Benefits for GP to BC migration conversations - [1:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=78s) Training future team members through the program ## Features Every feature below: status not stated. | Feature | At | |---|---| | BC Talent Program | [0:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=19s) | | Cross Skills Program | [0:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=19s) | ## Quotes - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=0s) "If you've used Great Plains GP for 20 years, GP seems simple. But then you use Business Central, it's just so much easier, so" - [0:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=11s) "It does things automatically that you used to have to press buttons to make the system do." - [0:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=19s) "Not long after we launched the business, we found the BC talent program and that's been a game changer." - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=46s) "There is no chance that without cross skills and BC talent program that we would have achieved certification or gained the confidence to sit" - [1:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=66s) "The biggest value I got out of the BC talent program was the confidence that I had walking into conversations knowing that I can" - [1:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4DaacZvOMM&t=78s) "We know exactly how we're going to train up our future team members. When our future team members come on, they're going into the" Presenters (as heard): Chris.