Ascend 2026
We deliver outcomes,
not modules.
30 minutes on the Ascend floor. Your problem, our team, no slides.
Bring your stalled go-live, payroll that won't close, or AI roadmap still in PowerPoint. We'll diagnose and send you a written take within 48 hours.
No slides. One artifact. A real diagnosis.
The meeting is structured. We don't open Phoenix's deck. We open your problem.
You bring one artifact
A project plan, a payroll calendar, a RICEFW log, an AI roadmap, an SI's status report. One thing that represents the problem.
We listen for ten minutes
You walk us through where things stand. No interruptions, no "but have you considered our methodology" detours.
We diagnose for fifteen
Targeted questions, on-the-spot triage, candid view of what's actually going wrong. You'll hear what most SIs won't say with their account exec in the room.
You leave with a one-pager
Within 48 hours we send a written diagnosis: the three things we'd do first, what we'd measure, and an honest read on whether you need us at all.
Useful to bring
Pick the one that hurts the most.
- Current project plan or status RAG
- Payroll close calendar with exceptions
- RICEFW or extension inventory
- UAT defect log or readiness scorecard
- Stalled AI / automation roadmap
- Last three steering committee decks
If you don't have an artifact, bring the question. We've heard it before.
Four kinds of problem we know how to fix.
Click one. It'll pre-tag your booking so the right person is in the meeting.
Stalled go-live
Timeline keeps slipping. UAT defect counts won't trend down. Vendor says "green," your team says otherwise. You're three weeks from a date no one believes anymore.
Payroll that won't close
Variances every cycle. Retros that don't reconcile. Time-and-labor integrations dropping records. You're patching after every run and the team is exhausted.
AI roadmap stuck in PowerPoint
Lots of decks, zero in production. Vendor demos that don't survive contact with your data. Board wants a number; nobody knows where to start that's actually defensible.
Phoenix vs. a Tier-1 SI
You've shortlisted the usual names. The price-quality calculus isn't obvious. You want a thirty-minute, no-pitch read on where a boutique team actually wins — and where it doesn't.
June 8–11. Orlando. On the Ascend floor.
All times Eastern. Slots are 30 minutes. We'll confirm the meeting point at OCCC before the conference.
An execution system,
not a staffing model.
Twenty-plus Oracle consultants. Fifty-plus cloud implementations between them. One way of working.
Success defined before build.
Every SOW has measurable acceptance criteria in section three. Outcomes are written down on day one — not discovered in UAT.
Objective execution.
Readiness is measured against criteria, not vibes. No status ever goes "green by opinion." If we can't prove a step is done, we don't move.
Go-live isn't the finish line.
We stay accountable for stabilization. Success is when the system actually delivers the outcomes the business signed up for — typically two to three cycles past cutover.
Evidence-gated milestones.
Each phase exits only when the evidence is in. No "we'll catch up in the next sprint." If readiness slips, the conversation happens before the date, not after.
Senior consultants. On the floor. All four days.
No bench, no junior shadowing. The people in the booth are the people who'd run your engagement.
Shakthi Hegde
Leads Oracle Cloud delivery across HCM, Payroll, and ERP with a track record of evidence-gated, outcome-driven implementations.
Parikshit Desai
Oracle HCM specialist with deep experience in complex, multi-country payroll consolidations and stabilization.
Can't make it to Orlando? Tell us what's going on.
Three or four sentences is plenty. If we can help, we'll set up a virtual 30 the week after Ascend and send the written diagnosis the same way.
If you'd rather book a floor meetup, use the slots above — this form is for async or post-conference.
Before you book.
Bring the problem. We'll bring the team.
Thirty minutes on the Ascend floor. One artifact. A written diagnosis within 48 hours. That's it.