Tag: Business Growth
The myth of set and forget technology investments
There’s a pattern that repeats itself across organisations of every size: new technology gets implemented successfully, then the assumption is that it’s sorted for the next five years. The system is running, the migration is done, the CRM is deployed. Move on. Technology doesn’t work that way. What performs well today becomes a liability in…
Digital strategy at the executive level
Business Growth, Change Management, Cybersecurity, Financials, Leadership, Risk, Strategy, Technology, TransformationI’ve sat in boardrooms on both sides of the table – as an internal Head of IT and as an external advisor. I’ve also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors “Foundations of Directorship” course. The pattern is consistent: technology gets treated as operational support rather than part of digital strategy. IT appears on the…
AI innovation for business: beyond the hype
AI is everywhere. Every vendor pitch includes it. Every conference has sessions about it. AI innovation is the latest hype cycle in full swing, complete with obviously AI-generated stock images (like the one on this article). For mid-sized businesses, the question isn’t “Should we use AI?” but “What AI innovation actually makes sense for our…
IT Current State Assessment
Business Growth, Change Management, Cybersecurity, Governance and Compliance, Not-for-Profit, Project Management, Risk, Strategy, TechnologyI’ve worked with not-for-profit and community organisations for years. The pattern is relatively consistent: technology initiatives operate separately from organisational strategy, creating inefficiencies that compound over time. Recently I worked with an NFP to deliver a comprehensive Current State Assessment for their IT function. The process revealed where things were working, where they weren’t and…
Effective business analysis techniques
“Can you run Google Ads for us?” “We need a new website.” “Our competitor just launched on TikTok – should we be there too?” These are tactical requests masquerading as strategy. They skip the fundamental questions: where are we now, where do we want to be, who are our customers, who are our competitors and…
