New Resources Consulting

10/22/2026

Five signs your PeopleSoft patch process can't keep up, from Mike Doyle of NRC's Enterprise Solutions Group. Which one sounds familiar?

10/21/2026

From about two months to two days. That's how long it took one client to get a PeopleSoft security patch into Production, before and after working with New Resources Consulting's Enterprise Solutions Group. With Oracle now patching monthly, that speed matters.

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Oracle, PeopleSoft & Workday ERP consulting. 20+ years expertise in cloud migrations, managed services & enterprise system optimization.

10/20/2026

October always has a special place in our hearts at New Resources Consulting, as it was this month, 23 years ago, that our CEO Mark Grosskopf took ownership.

We are proud of our growth, our endurance, and our people.

Happy anniversary!

10/14/2026

Three people. 90+ years of IT experience. 60+ years of PeopleSoft support.

Today we're recognizing the Enterprise Solutions Group team members who keep our clients' PeopleSoft environments running smoothly. Thank you for everything you do behind the scenes.

10/13/2026

When was the last time your team actually restored a system from backup, not just checked that the backup ran?

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, New Resources Consulting's Chris Hippensteel explains why a backup you've never restored is "a hope with a license agreement," and the simple test every organization should run this month.

https://ow.ly/UWML50ZWnLN

10/12/2026

Four years running.

New Resources Consulting has once again been named to the Milwaukee Business Journal's Corporate Charitable Contributors in Wisconsin list. Thank you to our employees and consultants, whose generosity makes this possible.

10/08/2026

Are we ready for showtime?

Before every PeopleSoft patching weekend, Mike Doyle of New Resources Consulting's Enterprise Solutions Group says teams should ask: "Have we done the preparation we need to be sure of a successful cutover, with minimal impact to our users?"

Learn more: https://ow.ly/AKAG50ZVXNQ

10/07/2026

What happens when you step away from the slides and start talking to the people around you?

At Scrum Day Madison on October 15, New Resources Consulting's VP Christopher Downs, MBA, PMP is leading "Impromptu Networking," a fast-paced, interactive session built on Liberating Structures. When the music stops, you pair up with another attendee and dig into a thought-provoking question together. When it starts again, you find a new partner and a new conversation.

No lectures, no one person with all the answers. Just the collective experience of the Scrum Day community, perspectives you might not hear otherwise, and a few new contacts by the end.

Session: 10:00 AM
Venue: Madison Marriott West

Tickets are still available, and NRC's code NEWRESOURCES saves you 20%.

Get your tickets: https://www.scrumday.org/

Who's going? Let us know in the comments, and come find Chris.

Scrum Day Madison is an interactive Agile conference build around community. The theme for this year's events is AI for Agile teams. Scrum Day Madison is scheduled for October 15, 2026. Get tickets at www.scrumday.org/madison

10/06/2026

PeopleSoft patching is rarely a solo act.

One administrator may run the commands, but getting a security patch safely into Production takes the whole team: security, DBAs, OS admins, functional testers, business owners, and change control.

In the newest edition of "PeopleSoft on the Record," Mike Engel of New Resources Consulting's Enterprise Solutions Group uses a Beatles classic to explain why patching has become a team sport, especially now that Oracle's patch rhythm has gone from quarterly to monthly.

A few lines that stuck with us:
→ "The hardest part of patching often isn't applying the patch. It's getting the entire team through the patching cycle together."

→ "A script can apply WebLogic patches. It cannot decide whether Accounts Payable worked correctly after the change."

→ "If you can create the Middleware DPK on Day 1 but your testing process, approvals, documentation, and people are not ready until Day 10, the technology was never the only constraint."

Mike also covers his smoke-test checklist, what Oracle's new Middleware DPK means starting with the October 2026 CPU cycle, and why practitioners should share lessons learned, without sharing client details.

So we'll ask the question Mike asks in the article: what's one lesson from a patching weekend that you wish someone had told you sooner? Tell us in the comments.

Mike Doyle

09/29/2026

Still catching up on PeopleSoft patches? Here's the full breakdown of how Rapid Patch Response closes that gap — from assessment to same-day turnaround.