Tag: Financials
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…
Digital Transformation, the latest buzzword
With news last week of a decade-old incomplete $340m federal government transformation, let’s talk about Digital Transformation because it seems like every organisation is trying to do one these days. Talk about a buzzword! According to a 2022 McKinsey & Co study, a majority of transformation projects fall short of expectations, often with profound consequences.…
Embracing digital transformation
Artificial Intelligence, Business Growth, Change Management, Data Analytics, Financials, SEO, Technology, Transformation“We need to do digital transformation.” This statement usually means one of two things: the business has read articles about digital transformation and feels they should be doing it, or they’re experiencing specific problems and “digital transformation” sounds like the solution. Neither is a strategy. What digital transformation actually is Digital transformation means using technology…
