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PCG Resource Library
In-depth guides for operations leaders running businesses on systems older than the people who maintain them. Written by Allison Woolbert, principal of Phoenix Consultants Group since 1995.
Executive Guides
9 articlesDecision-level guides for CEOs, CFOs, and operations leaders on the architectural problems that drive cost and risk in growing businesses. Each guide explains a specific symptom, traces the root cause, and outlines the structural fix.
- 10-Day Reporting Lag: What It Costs, Why It Happens, and How to Eliminate It
- ERP Scalability Problem: When the System That Got You Here Cannot Get You There
- Hidden Cost of Data Silos: An Executive Guide to Unified Operations
- Silent Margin Killer: An Executive Guide to Identifying and Closing Invisible Profit Leaks
- Spreadsheet Trap: Ending the Manual Workaround Tax
- The Inventory Accuracy Problem: What It Is Costing Your Production Floor
- The IT Key-Man Risk: An Executive Guide to Building Systems That Outlast Any Individual
- True Cost of Technical Debt: When Patching Is More Expensive Than Replacing
- When Growth Breaks the Business: The Architectural Fix That Frees the CEO to Lead
Custom Software Development
5 articlesWhen custom development is the right answer, what it costs, how long it takes, and how to scope the project before signing a contract. For founders and operations leaders evaluating build vs buy decisions.
Legacy Software Rescue & Migration
12 articlesPractical paths off Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic 6, Microsoft Access, FileMaker, and other discontinued or aging platforms. Includes emergency rescue when the original developer is gone, when the source code is lost, or when the system is breaking under load.
- The Microsoft Access Exit Strategy: An Executive Guide to Migrating Legacy Databases
- Access to SQL Server: What Happens to Forms, Reports, and Macros?
- Visual Basic 6 Migration to .NET
- VB6 Migration Target: Desktop or Web Application?
- Visual FoxPro Migration in 2026: Why It Is a Liability and How to Move
- Visual FoxPro Rescue When Your Original Developer Is Gone
- Paradox Database Migration in 2026
- Is FileMaker Still Worth It in 2026? The Cost and Lock-In Case
- The Cost of Losing Your Business Software Source Code
- My Developer Disappeared: What Do I Do?
- Who Fixes a Vibe-Coded Application That Is Breaking in Production?
- Emergency Software Support
ERP Migration
2 articlesReplacing a business-critical ERP without stopping operations. When to move off Sage, Great Plains, or Peachtree, and how parallel-run migration keeps both environments live until the new system is validated.
AI Integration & Business AI Resilience
2 articlesConnecting business systems directly to AI, and building a continuity plan for when cloud AI providers fail. The Business AI Backup Plan series continues by email after Part 1.
Environmental & Field Data
3 articlesCustom software for environmental consultants, EHS directors, and regulatory compliance teams running field operations. When Excel and paper-based workflows stop meeting audit expectations.
Data Architecture & Integration
1 articleConnecting systems that were not designed to talk: middleware, data movement, and integration architecture for businesses running parallel systems that need to share data without manual exports.
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