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Reece brings over 15 years of experience in ERP implementations, specialising in Business Central and Dynamics 365. He has led UAT programmes for mid-market manufacturing and distribution clients across the UK and Europe.
Every UAT spreadsheet decays the same way: pristine, patched, duplicated, abandoned. A week-by-week anatomy of why tracker spreadsheets fail on ERP projects.
Tennant told investors its S/4HANA rollout was on track. Then go-live broke order processing, cut 23% off the share price and triggered an investigation.
Five UAT mistakes from ten years of ERP implementations, what went wrong on real projects, and how to avoid each one on your next go-live.
How MSPs should price UAT services: pricing models, rate structures, scoping, value-based pricing and how to present UAT costs so clients say yes.
How MSPs and ERP consultancies scope and estimate UAT engagements to protect margin: sizing frameworks, effort multipliers, risk factors and common mistakes.
The five most common testing mistakes Business Central consultants make, from a founder with ten years of BC implementations, and what to do instead.
After a decade running ERP implementations and watching UAT fail in spreadsheets and email chains, I built the tool I wished I had in the field.
What UAT sign-off means and why it matters legally, who signs, what the sign-off document must contain, acceptable pass rates, and how to unblock it.
A practical UAT test plan template for ERP implementations: the sections every plan needs, test cases business users can follow, and tracking to go-live.
How to run UAT on Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service or Field Service: what to test, test cases your sales and service teams can follow, and sign-off.
How to run UAT on an Epicor Kinetic implementation: what to test across manufacturing, supply chain and finance modules, and how to get client sign-off.
How to run UAT on a Salesforce Sales Cloud or Service Cloud implementation: what to test, test cases your sales team will follow, and how to get sign-off.
Workday UAT test scenarios for HCM, payroll and Finance: gross-to-net, deductions, retro pay, approvals and security roles, written for HR and finance testers.
Business Central 2026 wave 1 introduces AI agents for payables, sales, expenses, and fulfilment. Here is what that means for UAT on your next BC implementation.
The differences between test cases, test suites and test runs, how they fit together in software testing, with clear definitions and real-world examples.
What regression testing is, why it matters, and how to do it effectively. Covers types, best practices, regression vs UAT, and tools. Updated for 2026.
What a test case is, its key components, and how to write effective ones. Includes real examples, free templates and best practices for software testing.
As ERP systems auto-approve invoices, reallocate inventory and adjust forecasts on their own, who is responsible for testing them? The new UAT challenge.
Practical advice for ERP consultants juggling UAT across client projects: reusable frameworks, client visibility, and scaling from 2 projects to 20.
The most costly ERP implementation failures in history, from data migration catastrophes to botched go-lives, and how to protect your next programme.
How MSPs and consultancies run UAT across multiple clients at once: centralised dashboards, client isolation, scalable workflows and keeping projects on track.
A hands-on guide to UAT on Oracle NetSuite: SuiteScript testing, sandbox strategy, multi-subsidiary coverage, bi-annual releases and structured sign-off.
A hands-on guide to UAT on Dynamics 365 Business Central: module-by-module coverage, test plan structure, common mistakes, and sign-off without chaos.
How MSPs package UAT as a standalone service line: pricing models, service tiers, client conversations and delivering testing as a repeatable, profitable offer.
How to run UAT on Sage Intacct, Sage 200, Sage X3 and Sage 50: test planning, common mistakes, data migration and client sign-off advice for Sage partners.
What ERP consultants need from a UAT tool: multi-client management, client sign-off portals, reusable test cases and audit trails, for teams past spreadsheets.
A practical guide for MSPs on building a repeatable UAT framework across clients: standard phases, reusable test libraries, onboarding and quality gates.
The key ERP risks in 2026, from AI validation gaps and data migration failures to spreadsheet-driven UAT, and how to avoid a costly go-live disaster.
The definitive guide to UAT for ERP programmes: planning, coverage, mistakes, tooling and sign-off, with links to Business Central, SAP and NetSuite guides.
How to run UAT across multiple clients as an MSP: structuring your practice, multi-tenant projects, client communication, selling UAT and scaling to 20 clients.
The 15 best UAT testing tools for agile and enterprise teams, free and paid: TestRail, Zephyr, TestMonitor, LogicHive and more, with pricing, pros and cons.
Hershey's $112M ERP disaster, Healthcare.gov's $2B launch failure and Knight Capital's $460M loss in 45 minutes: real case studies on why UAT matters.
How managed service providers deliver professional UAT to multiple clients: multi-tenant management, client reporting best practices and scaling profitably.
How to write UAT test cases business users can run: the components, a free template, a worked ERP purchase-to-pay example and how UAT cases differ from QA.
The differences between UAT and QA testing: when to use each, who performs them, and how they work together for quality software. With comparison chart and FAQ.