A digital content management system for using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system converted from a legacy ERP using a shell conversion technique is provided. The system may include a final-converted ERP that communicates with one or more servers and one or more data stores in a network. The final-converted ERP may communicate with any number of data sources and may be converted from a legacy ERP using a shell conversion technique or process comprising: making a copy of the legacy ERR; creating a base shell from the copy of the legacy ERR; performing a Unicode conversion of the base shell of the legacy ERR; upgrading the Unicode converted base shell of the legacy ERP to a next generation ERR; performing a remediation of the upgraded next generation ERR; making a copy of the remediated and upgraded next generation ERR; creating at least one of a development ERP, a quality ERP, or a production ERR; and providing the final ERP based on at least one of the a development ERP, a quality ERP, or a production ERP.