Introducing Champ for ERP, Powered by Wyatt

For more than 15 years, I’ve worked alongside architecture and engineering firms as they’ve implemented, optimized, and worked inside ERP systems. I’ve seen first‑hand how powerful these platforms are- and just as clearly, how hard it can be for teams to actually use them.

Most A&E firms don’t struggle because they lack data. They struggle because that data is hard to access, interpret, and act on - especially in the moments when decisions and actionable intelligence matter most. Project managers are busy delivering work. Finance teams become reporting bottlenecks. Executives wait for answers that arrive just a little too late.

That gap between having ERP data and using it effectively is where value is lost.

Today, that changes.

A New AI‑First ERP Experience for A&E Firms

We’re excited to introduce Champ for ERP, powered by Wyatt- Unanet’s AI‑first copilot built natively for Unanet AE ERP.

Champ for ERP turns trusted ERP data into clear answers, expert analysis, and agentic workflows. It takes on the work you shouldn’t have to, so every user becomes more capable, more confident, and more effective.

This isn’t about adding another dashboard or asking teams to learn a new system. It’s about giving every role - from finance and operations to project leaders and executives - a natural‑language way to get more value from the ERP they already trust and rely on.

Why ERP Value Gets Stuck

In our conversations with customers and through industry research, a consistent pattern emerges:

• ERP data lives across reports, modules, and systems
• Insight depends on a small group of power users
• Critical analysis happens in spreadsheets outside the system of record
• Risk is discovered late- after margin, cash, or schedules are already impacted
• Ask questions in plain English and get clear, sourced answers
• Delegate complex analysis and tasks across projects, resources, time, and accounting with simple-to-use agentic tools
• Receive proactive alerts when risk emerges
• Automate follow‑up work through agentic workflows
• Uses governed, documented data retrieval paths
• Respects Unanet’s role‑based permissions
• Maintains a complete audit trail
• Produces explainable, reproducible outputs
• Faster, better decisions
• More predictable projects
• Earlier visibility into risk
• Higher adoption of ERP across the firm

Even well‑run firms feel this friction. In fact, according to my annual AEC Inspire Report, nearly half of A&E firms cite inadequate tools to access and analyze data as a barrier to being truly data‑effective, and half struggle with forecasting project costs and schedules.

The result? Teams work harder than they need to - and leaders don’t always get the clarity they want.

The ERP Expert You Always Wanted

Champ for ERP, powered by Wyatt was designed around a simple idea: what if your ERP worked like a top‑tier consultant?

One you could simply tell what you need.

One that understands your data, your business, and your workflows.

One that not only answers questions but does the work.

One that is fast and accurate.

Built natively for Unanet AE, Champ for ERP allows users to:

All while honoring role‑based access, maintaining full auditability, and tracing every answer back to its source.

As Steve Karp, our Chief Innovation Officer at Unanet, puts it:

“ERP systems hold the data A&E firms need to run healthy, profitable businesses—but too often that value is locked behind custom reports and manual effort. Champ for ERP changes that by acting like an always‑on ERP expert. It delivers accurate, sourced answers and does real work for teams, so they can move faster and make better decisions with confidence.”

Real World, Real Impact

Early customers are already seeing what’s possible when ERP insight becomes accessible and actionable.

Mark Bertsch, CFO at AE Works, shared:

“This isn’t just AI for reporting. It’s an intelligent agent that gathers the data, applies my criteria, drills deeper when something looks off, and brings back recommendations. That’s a massive step forward for decision‑making.”

What once took days of manual analysis can now happen in minutes- helping finance, operations, and project teams focus on decisions, not data preparation.

Built for Trust, Governance, and the Realities of A&E

Champ for ERP, powered by Wyatt and built specifically for the realities of A&E firms. Unlike generic AI tools or early chatbot‑style assistants, it’s designed for enterprise environments where accuracy, security, and explainability matter.

Every interaction:

As Matt Pantana, Co‑founder of Wyatt and Clearview (now Unanet AE ERP), explains:

“From the beginning, our vision with Wyatt was to bring expert‑level intelligence directly into the flow of ERP work. By combining deep ERP context with agentic capabilities, the system doesn’t just answer questions- it actively helps move the business forward.”

What This Means Going Forward

Champ for ERP, powered by Wyatt is a foundational step in Unanet’s broader Champ AI vision- and a meaningful shift in how A&E firms can run their businesses.

It’s about:

Ultimately, it’s about giving teams leverage- adding expert capability without adding headcount, and taking on analysis and tasks that you never had the resource to previously perform. And after years of seeing firms work around the same ERP friction points, I’m genuinely excited to bring this to market as a better, more scalable way for A&E teams to work.

Champ for ERP, powered by Wyatt, is available now for Unanet AE ERP customers.

👉 Learn more to see how an AI‑first ERP experience can help your teams work smarter, act sooner, and get more value from the ERP you already trust.