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The Sign-Off Table

The podcast

High-stakes releases, from the people who signed them

CIOs, program directors, release managers and testing leaders who have put their name on the biggest ERP releases there are: the ECC to S/4HANA go-live, the global rollout, the cutover that couldn’t slip. SAP first, with Oracle, Workday and ServiceNow leaders at the table too. New episodes every other week.

Episodes

Season 1 · Recording now

The first conversations are in the can. Episode 1 drops soon.

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What we talk about

  • The night you signed the ECC to S/4HANA go-live: what you checked and what you trusted
  • When you said no-go, and how you told the board
  • Building or rebuilding a testing CoE
  • The cutover weekend that went sideways, and what saved it
  • AI in the release lifecycle: what is real and what is hype
  • Regression testing at the speed of vendor releases (Workday, ServiceNow, S/4HANA Cloud)
  • Careers: how you got here and what you tell people starting out

Get your name out there

Every episode is clipped for LinkedIn and YouTube and promoted to our newsletter readers, with your name and title front and center.

Talk to peers, not a pitch

This is a conversation about your experience. You will never be asked to endorse a product.

Easy to do

Forty-five minutes, recorded remotely in a browser. We send the questions ahead so there are no surprises.

How it works

Share what you know. We handle the rest.

A straightforward interview, built so practitioners can share their expertise with the people who need it.

  1. 1

    Apply in two minutes

    Fill in the short guest survey below: who you are, the platform you work on and the story you would bring.

  2. 2

    Get the questions ahead

    If it is a fit, Matt sends the 21 questions and picks the ones that suit your story. No curveballs, no product pitches.

  3. 3

    Record in your browser

    About 45 minutes, remote, in a studio link that records you locally in high quality. Headphones and a quiet room are all you need.

  4. 4

    Share what you know

    We edit, publish audio and video, cut clips for LinkedIn and tag you, so your expertise reaches the people who need it.

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Listen to an episode of The Sign-In Table

Matt’s sister show uses the same straightforward interview style: thoughtful questions, plenty of room to answer, and the guest’s knowledge front and center. Give one episode a listen and you’ll know exactly what to expect.

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The interview

21 thoughtful questions

You get every question before we record. Matt picks the ones that fit your story, so the conversation goes deep where your experience is.

Your story

How you got here.

  1. 01How did you find your way into SAP, or ERP, in the first place?
  2. 02What was the first release you ever had to sign off on, and what do you remember about it?
  3. 03What does your role look like today, and where does quality sit in it?
  4. 04Who taught you the most about shipping enterprise software safely?

The release

The big one you put your name on.

  1. 05Tell us about the biggest release you have signed off on. What was at stake for the business?
  2. 06How did you decide what to test, and just as important, what not to?
  3. 07What did your test strategy get right, and what would you change with hindsight?
  4. 08Where did the surprises come from: data, interfaces, roles or people?
  5. 09Walk us through the cutover weekend. What was happening at 2 a.m.?
  6. 10What evidence did you need in front of you before you said “go”?

The sign-off

Where the decision gets made.

  1. 11Have you ever called no-go? What happened next?
  2. 12How do you weigh a fixed go-live date against a list of open defects?
  3. 13Who really needs to be at the sign-off table, and who is usually missing?
  4. 14What does good hypercare look like, and how do you know it is over?

The practice

How quality actually gets built.

  1. 15How is testing organized where you are: a CoE, project teams, partners or a mix?
  2. 16Where has test automation paid off for you, and where has it not?
  3. 17How are you using AI across the release lifecycle today, and where are you still skeptical?
  4. 18Which single measure do you trust most when you judge whether a release is ready?

Paying it forward

What you would tell the next person.

  1. 19What would you tell someone starting their ECC to S/4HANA journey tomorrow?
  2. 20What is one myth about ERP testing or go-lives you would like to retire for good?
  3. 21Where can listeners find you, and what are you working on next?

Guest survey

Take a seat at the table

Being a guest is free. Tell us a little about you and the story you would bring, and Matt will be in touch within a week. What you share here is used only to plan the conversation.