Tag: Cybersecurity
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…
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…
Governing through a cyber crisis
This morning I attended the AICD’s “Governing Through a Cyber Crisis” because I was interested to see what strategies for building a cyber-resilient organisation would be covered at a board level. As a 30-year tech professional, I reckon there’s a difference between governing through a crisis and building a cyber-resilient organisation – but it depends…
The benefits of IT strategy
Business Growth, Change Management, Cybersecurity, Financials, Risk, Strategy, Technology, TransformationMost mid-sized businesses treat IT as “the person who fixes computers.” Technology decisions get made reactively: something breaks, buy a replacement; a vendor pitches new software, evaluate whether budget exists, implement if it does. This isn’t strategy. It’s firefighting. After 30 years in IT including roles as Head of IT for major organisations, the pattern…
