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#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.

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  1. 0:00 Comparison with Great Plains and Business Central ease
  2. 0:19 Discovery of BC Talent program and cross skills initiative
  3. 0:46 Impact on certification and client confidence
  4. 1:06 Benefits for GP to BC migration conversations
  5. 1:18 Training future team members through the program
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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.

Features

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BC Talent Program 0:19
Cross Skills Program 0:19

Quotes

  • 0:00 “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 “It does things automatically that you used to have to press buttons to make the system do.”
  • 0:19 “Not long after we launched the business, we found the BC talent program and that’s been a game changer.”
  • 0:46 “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 “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 “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.