Resources · plain-language thinking

Notes from
the field.

Field notes from the people who map, build and run business systems every day. Written the way we talk, in terms of the problem, not the acronym.

01 · Field notes

Short notes from
real engagements.

What we keep learning about discovery calls, enterprise systems and building things that stay built.

Field note · 2026

The discovery call is the product

A good first call leaves a map, not a pitch. Here's what that call looks like and why it returns real money.

Discovery6 min
Field note · 2026

Plumbing first, then AI

Agentic AI only earns where the data and systems around it are honest. Notes on why the plumbing comes first.

AI7 min
Field note · 2026

Plain-English ERP

Enterprise systems explained without the module names, what systems of record do and why nobody should work around them.

Enterprise systems4 min
Field note · 2026

SLAs with teeth

Most "24/7 support" contracts are teflon. What we put in writing, and what it costs to actually deliver.

Managed IT5 min

New notes land quarterly. Want one for your situation? Write to contact@novetum.com, we answer from the field, not a marketing inbox.

Talk about the paper, not the deck

Bring the problem.
Leave with a map.

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