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The Best Practice Program is a unique high engagement program founded on the world's best practice adult learning methodologies, which until now were only available to Fortune 500 companies. We have spent years perfecting our program content & implementation support. What this means is that our Group Program is both applicable & affordable right across the scale – from micro-businesses just starting out with turnover as little as $175K right up to medium sized businesses with turnover of $40M+ looking for growth and a succession plan. Program delivery is available in both Private & Group forms as well as by Webinar for remotely located businesses.

Your next AI improvement might be to build less. That sounds strange until you see what happens inside a busy firm. A ...
04/10/2026

Your next AI improvement might be to build less.

That sounds strange until you see what happens inside a busy firm.

A useful prompt gets created.
Then another.

Soon there are versions everywhere, but no one is clear which ones matter most. That is when AI starts feeling heavier than it should.

Here’s the thing.

Not every task deserves its own workflow.

Some tasks happen too rarely.
Some are too full of exceptions.
Some look impressive, but do not improve the business enough to be worth maintaining.

The better place to start is recurring work.

The jobs that consume time every week.
The work the team can learn once and do often.

If you are building AI workflows because the tool can do it, rather than because the business needs it, I have unpacked the better question to ask first.


📌 Get the breakdown here → https://www.johnpeterson.com.au/ai-workflows-for-accounting-firms-stop-turning-yourself-into-a-developer

You wanted AI to save time, not turn you into the person who maintains every prompt. But that is where many firm owners...
30/09/2026

You wanted AI to save time, not turn you into the person who maintains every prompt.

But that is where many firm owners are finding themselves.

It starts innocently enough.

One useful prompt.
Then a better version.
Then a template.
Then a workflow for a different job.
Then another version because one client does not fit the usual pattern.

At first, it feels productive.

Then you realise the whole thing still depends on you knowing how it works.

That is not the outcome most owners were chasing.

You went looking for capacity.
You got another layer to manage.

If AI is starting to feel like another job instead of genuine leverage, I have written through the point where that happens and what to look at next.


📌 Read the full take → https://www.johnpeterson.com.au/ai-workflows-for-accounting-firms-stop-turning-yourself-into-a-developer

The owner should not be the quality assurance system. In a small firm, I understand how easily it happens. You know th...
28/09/2026

The owner should not be the quality assurance system.

In a small firm, I understand how easily it happens.

You know the client history.
You know the technical risks.
You know when something does not feel right.

So, the work keeps coming back to you.

Then AI increases production speed, and suddenly the bottleneck at the top gets even busier.

That is not because the team is incapable.

It is because the review standard is not visible enough yet.

A system makes behaviour repeatable. A tool on its own does not.

If your team gets three different answers to the question, “What has to be checked before we put our name on this?”, you have found the QA gap.

That is where this week’s article starts: one AI-assisted workflow, one clear review standard, and a practical way to decide what the preparer checks, what the manager reviews, and what needs formal sign-off.

📌 Read the article here → https://www.johnpeterson.com.au/how-to-review-ai-work-without-rechecking-every-line

Last chance to enrol.Enrolment for the AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program closes today, 28 September.If you joined the...
28/09/2026

Last chance to enrol.

Enrolment for the AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program closes today, 28 September.

If you joined the September Masterclass, you already understand the quality assurance risks facing accounting firms, from inconsistent workpapers and owner dependency to weak review processes and informal AI use.

This program helps accounting practices build stronger quality assurance systems, clearer accounting workflows, better team accountability and practical AI governance inside the firm.

The first session starts tomorrow, 29 September 2026.

See you inside the program!

👇Click the link in the comments to join.

27/09/2026

The September Masterclass sessions have now concluded.

If you registered or attended, you already understand why quality assurance is one of the most important operational challenges facing accounting firms right now.

The AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program is the practical next step, where you build the system inside your firm, with your team, starting 29 September 2026.

👇Click the link in the comments to join the 6-week program.

When the owner or partner is the final safety net for remembering, reviewing, correcting and chasing work, quality assur...
25/09/2026

When the owner or partner is the final safety net for remembering, reviewing, correcting and chasing work, quality assurance becomes difficult to scale.

Strong accounting firms do not rely on memory.

They rely on clear standards, consistent accounting workflows, structured review rhythms, team accountability and practical AI governance.

The AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program helps accounting firms strengthen their internal quality assurance systems and reduce owner dependency.

The Masterclass explained the risk.

The program is where you build the operating system your firm needs to deliver consistent, efficient and compliant work.

For accounting practices ready to improve quality, strengthen team performance and use AI responsibly, this is the next step.

👇Click the link in the comments to join the 6-week program.

A polished AI answer can hide the riskiest part. That sounds backwards, but it is where a lot of the risk sits. If AI ...
25/09/2026

A polished AI answer can hide the riskiest part.

That sounds backwards, but it is where a lot of the risk sits.

If AI gives you a rough answer, you know to slow down.
If it gives you a confident answer, neatly written, with a professional tone, it can be tempting to move too quickly.

The problem is that AI may have filled a gap without telling you.

That is why the review process cannot start at the final draft.

Your team needs to ask:

What information is missing?
What has AI assumed?
What needs source checking?
What requires professional judgement?

That one habit changes the whole review conversation.

Instead of asking, “Does this look right?”, the reviewer can ask, “Have the right things been checked?”

In this week’s article, I break down how to make AI uncertainty visible before the work reaches sign-off, and how to apply risk-based review levels to AI-assisted accounting work.

📌 Read the article here → https://www.johnpeterson.com.au/how-to-review-ai-work-without-rechecking-every-line

P.S. If AI is making work faster but review is still landing back with you, the AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program helps you build practical, measurable workflow improvement your team can follow. Join the priority list here: https://www.bestpracticegroup.com.au/qa-waitlist

24/09/2026

If quality still depends on the owner or partner for remembering, checking, correcting, and chasing, the system is too fragile.

The AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program helps accounting firms build stronger standards, clearer review rhythms, better accountability and practical AI governance.

The Masterclass explained the risk.

The program is where you build the operating system.

👇Click the link in the comments to join the 6-week program.

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