Ground Control Community
Peer community. On demand expertise.
We’re building an ongoing, vendor-neutral advisory community for the people who own ERP and digital transformation risk. Not a research report. Not project-based consulting. A standing layer of oversight that doesn’t quit when the contract ends. Be the first to know when the doors open.
Early Subscriber Offer
Join the waitlist now and lock in founding-member perks. As an early Ground Control Community subscriber, you’ll receive a 40% discount on any Digital Stratosphere ticket level you choose: VIP, virtual, or regular. And it works both ways: Stratosphere attendees get complimentary access to Ground Control Community. Two ways into one ecosystem, plus a 90-day trial to explore everything the community offers.
Why Join the Waitlist?
- Founding Member Pricing: Waitlist members get first access to launch pricing before it’s public.
- Early access: Get in before general availability and shape the community with your feedback.
- Free launch resources: Waitlist subscribers receive a preview pack of frameworks and briefings at launch.
What’s Coming
An ongoing advisory subscription organized around where you are in your transformation, not a calendar year. You’ll get immediate access to what matters right now, plus ongoing guidance as new risks and decisions emerge. Here’s what members will get:
Phase-based content library and decision frameworks
Monthly executive briefings
Vendor-neutral market and risk updates
Case-based “What Would We Do” analyses
Live advisory Q&A with senior advisors
For executive tiers: confidential advisor access, project health signals, and escalation support
Pricing Tiers
The subscription is structured around three tiers that mirror how transformation risk increases with role and responsibility. Each tier serves a different persona and is priced to match the value of independent, vendor-neutral guidance, not hours consumed.
Tier | Monthly | Annual | Users |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter / Learn | $199/mo | $2,000/yr | 1 |
Pro / Operator | $1,250/mo | $12,500/yr | 5–7 (+$250/mo each additional) |
Elite / Advisory+ | $3,500/mo | $35,000/yr | Unlimited |
Starter / Learn: for analysts, managers, and early leaders who want unbiased education before committing budget, vendors, or their reputation.
Pro / Operator: for managers, directors, and transformation owners actively responsible for ERP or digital initiatives who need to reduce risk and validate decisions.
Elite / Advisory+: for executive leaders facing high-stakes decisions where failure carries board-level, financial, legal, or reputational consequences, and who need independent oversight, escalation, and protection.
Annual billing saves ~17% across all tiers. Monthly is available with no long-term commitment. 30-day money-back guarantee on Starter and Pro annual plans; Elite includes a 60-day pilot option.
Who It’s For:
Analysts, managers, and early leaders who want unbiased education before decisions matter.
Program owners, directors, and transformation leads actively executing who need independent guidance and risk validation.
Executives and sponsors who need independent oversight, escalation, and protection when failure isn’t an option.
Why It’s Different:
- 100% vendor-neutral: No software referral fees, no SI commissions, independent since day one.
- Built for ongoing risk, not one-time decisions: Oversight that’s still there in month 14.
- Real advisory, not just research: We pressure-test vendors, validate decisions, and escalate when something’s going wrong.
A Note from the Founder
“I’ve spent 25 years inside enterprise transformations. Most failures aren’t strategic; they’re slow, predictable, and avoidable — if someone independent is paying attention. That’s the gap we’re building this community to fill.”
— Eric Kimberling
Founder, Third Stage Consulting