https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/ Perspectives on municipal technology, case notes from our work, and news from the clients we support. en-ca Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/using-an-agile-procurement-process-to-help-you-get-your-erp-procurement-right/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/using-an-agile-procurement-process-to-help-you-get-your-erp-procurement-right/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Could an agile procurement process help you get a better outcome for your next ERP procurement? https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-replaybelieve-what-ted-lasso-can-teach-us-about-erp/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-replaybelieve-what-ted-lasso-can-teach-us-about-erp/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT What can Ted Lasso teach municipalities about implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system? According to Ben Perry, quite a bit about the leadership, trust and teamwork needed to make change succeed. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/ai-is-changing-erp-heres-what-that-means-for-your-next-procurement/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/ai-is-changing-erp-heres-what-that-means-for-your-next-procurement/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If your municipality is planning an ERP replacement, the system you buy will look very different from the one you're replacing. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/almost-ten-still-focused-on-canadian-municipalities/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/almost-ten-still-focused-on-canadian-municipalities/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT In 2027, Perry Group celebrates ten years of working alongside Canadian municipalities. As we head toward that milestone, we've been taking a fresh look at how we describe who we are and what we do, starting with our website. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/city-of-north-bay-digital-modernization-and-customer-service-strategy/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/city-of-north-bay-digital-modernization-and-customer-service-strategy/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Perry Group Consulting developed a five year Digital Modernization and Customer Service Strategy for the City of North Bay, Ontario. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-believe-the-ted-lasso-guide-to-municipal-erp-procurement/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-believe-the-ted-lasso-guide-to-municipal-erp-procurement/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most Canadian municipalities go into ERP procurement full of hope. There's a real need, a budget, and a long list of requirements. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/thoughts-on-information-management/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/thoughts-on-information-management/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT This may or may not be reassuring, but in our experience in the 250 municipalities across Canada that we have worked with, most struggle with Information Management. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-a-to-z-of-building-better-municipalities/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-a-to-z-of-building-better-municipalities/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT September marks back to school and the start of a new season, and we wanted to mark it too. Over the next few weeks, we're going to explore the A to Z of how Perry Group supports municipalities across Canada, one letter at a time. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/what-hastings-county-s-ai-policy-gets-right/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/what-hastings-county-s-ai-policy-gets-right/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical, adoptable approach to municipal AI governance — and what others can borrow. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/is-your-municipality-ready-for-an-erp-project/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/is-your-municipality-ready-for-an-erp-project/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Many municipalities are taking a closer look at the systems that support finance, budgeting, payroll, human resources, procurement, reporting, and other core operations. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/powering-the-digital-economy-how-municipalities-can-balance-data-centres/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/powering-the-digital-economy-how-municipalities-can-balance-data-centres/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The proposals arriving at Canadian municipalities now are not the data centres of ten years ago. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-readiness-gap-why-technology-is-no-longer-the-hard-part-for-canadian/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-readiness-gap-why-technology-is-no-longer-the-hard-part-for-canadian/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT They fail about eight months later, quietly, when the reports still don't answer the question anyone actually asked, when half the team has drifted back to the spreadsheet, and when nobody can quite say what changed. We've seen it often enough to argue that the real constraint in local government ha https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/your-municipal-technology-report-card-where-are-you-making-the-grade/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/your-municipal-technology-report-card-where-are-you-making-the-grade/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The start of a new school year brings a familiar rhythm. Students return to class, teachers set goals, and everyone begins with a clearer sense of what they want to accomplish over the coming months. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/fix-the-pillars-before-you-add-ai/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/fix-the-pillars-before-you-add-ai/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Picture someone standing at one end of a bridge, trying to cross from no AI to AI adoption. Underneath that bridge are four pillars holding it up. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/luck-is-not-a-continuity-strategy/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/luck-is-not-a-continuity-strategy/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT When we polled the room during a recent webinar, 60% of attendees said the same thing: luckily, we've never had to use our BCP. Said out loud, it sounded like relief. It isn't. It's a bet. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/new-website-same-clutter/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/new-website-same-clutter/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT If your house is full of stuff you don't need, buying a bigger house doesn't fix that. You just have more room to fill. It's a line our web lead Brandon Currie used in a recent webinar, and it's stuck with us since. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/rat-poison-to-rfp-reliefthe-story-behind-cooperative-procurement/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/rat-poison-to-rfp-reliefthe-story-behind-cooperative-procurement/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Something breaks. A permitting system goes down, a grant has to be spent before year end, council approves emergency funding for a project that can't wait. You need experienced help now. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/we-are-hiring-consultant/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/we-are-hiring-consultant/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We are seeking a detail-oriented and driven, full-time Consultant to join our consulting team. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-world-cup-runs-on-infrastructure-nobody-sees-so-does-your-city/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/the-world-cup-runs-on-infrastructure-nobody-sees-so-does-your-city/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We're halfway through the World Cup, and Canada has already taken the field multiple times. Most of us are focused on the matches. Ninety minutes, eleven players, one ball. Simple enough. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-stop-chasing-ai-use-cases-start-solving-problems/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-stop-chasing-ai-use-cases-start-solving-problems/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We recently held a webinar with our team about where AI is actually landing in local government and why most municipalities are approaching it in a way that's going to cost them time and money. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-bcp-that-actually-works-from-plan-to-practice/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-bcp-that-actually-works-from-plan-to-practice/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT We just hosted a webinar on business continuity planning with Gary Walker, our senior consultant and a certified business continuity professional. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/hamilton-launches-new-online-permitting-system/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/hamilton-launches-new-online-permitting-system/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The City rapidly procured and stood up a new planning and permitting platform, with our advisory support. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/a-love-letter-to-misa/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/a-love-letter-to-misa/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT I'm back in the office after a tremendous three days at the MISA Ontario conference in London, and I can't tell you what a good time I had. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-the-platform-isnt-the-problem/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-the-platform-isnt-the-problem/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most municipalities that go through a website refresh come out the other side feeling like something is off. The site looks better. It loads faster. The platform is newer. But a year or two in, the same problems are back. Content is stale. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/building-better-municipalities-webinars-strategic-decisions-that-change-technology-outcomes/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/building-better-municipalities-webinars-strategic-decisions-that-change-technology-outcomes/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This June, we're running a webinar series for municipal leaders facing technology decisions that shape how you deliver services, manage risk, and operate efficiently. Web services strategy, business continuity planning, and AI adoption. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/msdo-2026-connecting-with-municipal-leaders-across-canada/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/msdo-2026-connecting-with-municipal-leaders-across-canada/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Earlier this month, Brandon, Rhonda, and Bonnie headed to Caledon for the Municipal Service Delivery Officials Conference, a gathering of service delivery professionals from across Canada. Three days of workshops, keynotes, and networking. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/welcome-our-new-consultant-jack-avella/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/welcome-our-new-consultant-jack-avella/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT We're growing. Jack Avella joins Perry Group Consulting this month, and we're genuinely excited to have him on board. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/why-municipal-websites-dont-help-residents-get-things-done/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/why-municipal-websites-dont-help-residents-get-things-done/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most municipal websites are built like filing cabinets. Very official ones, with search bars and PDFs. So many PDFs. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-the-governance-framework-that-turned-it-roadmaps-into-reality/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/webinar-recap-the-governance-framework-that-turned-it-roadmaps-into-reality/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your roadmap is solid. Your team is talented. Your executives want progress. But somewhere between strategy and execution, momentum gets lost. Priorities shift. Projects slip. https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/well-be-at-msdo-2026-come-find-us-in-caledon/ https://www.perrygroupconsulting.ca/news/well-be-at-msdo-2026-come-find-us-in-caledon/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT If you're attending the Municipal Service Delivery Officials (MSDO) conference in May, you'll find Perry Group at our booth.