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MSDO 2026: Connecting with Municipal Leaders Across Canada
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.
May 29, 2026
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Welcome our New Consultant: Jack Avella
We're growing. Jack Avella joins Perry Group Consulting this month, and we're genuinely excited to have him on board.
May 29, 2026
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Why Municipal Websites Don’t Help Residents Get Things Done
Most municipal websites are built like filing cabinets. Very official ones, with search bars and PDFs. So many PDFs.
May 29, 2026
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Webinar Recap: The Governance Framework That Turned IT Roadmaps Into Reality
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.
May 27, 2026
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We'll be at MSDO 2026 – Come find us in Caledon
If you're attending the Municipal Service Delivery Officials (MSDO) conference in May, you'll find Perry Group at our booth.
April 30, 2026
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5 Ways Municipalities Are Using GIS to Make Better Decisions
Not everything can be fixed at once. GIS helps make that decision clearer.
April 29, 2026
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Renting and Buying Cars and What We Can Learn About ERP Buying
Recently, on a vacation, I rented a car. Back at work, we have been helping various municipalities purchase new ERP systems.
April 29, 2026Article
Your 4-Year IT Plan Is Sitting on a Shelf. Here's How to Make It Actually Work.
Most municipal IT strategic plans are beautiful documents that collect dust.
April 29, 2026
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Your Municipality Is Already Using AI. Your Strategy Isn't.
Sixty-one percent of your staff are using AI at work. Most of them didn't tell you, and you have no idea what they're doing with it, which means you don't have a strategy problem yet, you have a gap problem.
April 29, 2026Article
5 Things That Have Changed About ERP in the Last Decade
A lot of municipalities are still making decisions about ERP based on what the market looked like ten years ago.
March 27, 2026Article
ERP Is an Organizational Decision, Not a Technology Decision
There's a pattern that shows up in almost every municipality we work with.
March 27, 2026
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ERP Isn’t Too Big for You. You’ve Just Been Approaching It the Wrong Way
Talk to a smaller municipality about ERP, and the hesitation is almost immediate.
March 27, 2026
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The Biggest ERP Mistake Happens Before Procurement Even Begins
Talk to any municipal team about ERP, and the focus is almost always on the RFP.
March 27, 2026
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AI Won't Wait for Your Municipality to Be Ready. Start Anyway.
We've been working recently with a handful of municipalities on AI strategy and helping them move toward responsible AI adoption.
February 26, 2026
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Top 5 Reasons Municipal Websites Miss the Mark
Let’s be honest.
February 26, 2026
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You Have a Business Continuity Plan. Could Anyone Actually Use It?
Something goes wrong. Ransomware. A flood. A data centre failure. Someone says "pull up the business continuity plan."
February 26, 2026Article
Your Next ERP Project Doesn't Have to Be the One That Breaks You
Talk to anyone in a municipal finance or IT department about replacing their ERP, and the reaction is almost always the same: a deep breath, followed by something like, "We know we need to, we just don't know how to get there."
February 26, 2026
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Webinar Recap: Does Your Municipal Website Get Sh*t Done?"
Yesterday, we ran a webinar with a deliberately blunt title.
February 11, 2026
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Automated Speed Enforcement: What’s Really Involved And What Others Can Learn
If you’ve heard more stories about speed-camera tickets around the dinner table lately, you’re not alone. Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is one of those topics that sparks strong opinions, fairness, safety, revenue, you name it.
January 26, 2026
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Running a Better RFP: Why Municipal Procurement Doesn’t Have to Be Slow or Painful
Talk to any municipal team about procurement, and the story is usually the same: big technology needs, tight timelines, and not enough staff capacity to run a full RFP without stretching the team thin.
January 26, 2026
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Help us Build a Shared Inventory of Municipal Website Platforms
Municipal websites are no longer just sources of information. They are a core part of how residents access services, complete transactions and develop trust with local government.
January 21, 2026Article
Building Canada's First Municipal Website Platform Inventory
Municipal websites are core infrastructure now. Residents learn about services and how to access them. They pay bills there. They apply for permits. They report issues. They form opinions about whether local government works.
January 21, 2026
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Attend our upcoming webinar! Does Your Municipal Website Actually Work?
It may look fine. The real question is whether it helps residents complete tasks, supports staff, and delivers services without friction.
January 21, 2026
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From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Why Half of Municipalities Still Don't Have Updated Business Continuity Plans
And what forward-thinking organizations are doing about it
December 17, 2025Article
Meet Brandon Currie: Helping Municipal Websites Do Real Work
We’re pleased to introduce Brandon Currie, digital and web content strategist with more than a decade of experience working with municipalities to improve how their websites actually function.
December 17, 2025