The Tech Stack Reset: Session 2 - Find Solutions, Not Software
Includes a Live Web Event on 12/02/2026 at 12:00 PM (MST)
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Don’t spend time falling in love with concepts from a great sales pitch, only to discover that time and money have been wasted on tooling that won’t meet your business needs.
In session one, we showed you how to clean up your existing tech stack from bloat.
In this session, we offer hard-earned wisdom for selecting solutions that bring true value to your work, and how to calculate the real investment of time, money and effort involved in the lifecycle of the system.
Competency Level: Foundational
FPA Competency: Critical Thinking
CFP Board Topic: Practice Management
CFP Board CE Credit Hours: 0
Amber Asaro
UX Research Strategist
The Smythe Group
Amber Asaro is a UX Research Strategist at The Smyth Group. She uses research to guide product and technology decisions and reduce risk. Previously, she worked with IBM on tool-stack consolidation and managed operations and tooling for a 145-person team. With experience across UX research, design, and software strategy, she helps organizations make better decisions about what technology to adopt, improve, or eliminate.
Keith Caldwell
Relationship Manager
The Smythe Group
Keith Caldwell is a Relationship Manager at The Smyth Group, where he works with business and technical leaders to understand their goals and connect them with the right expertise. He brings decades of experience helping organizations use technology effectively and make sound decisions about the systems and tools they rely on.