Technology Advisory Insights
Practical reference material on technology governance, AI governance, vendor selection, enterprise architecture, and technology decision-making. Written from an independent advisory perspective.
Technology Strategy & Decisions
Technology Strategy Framework
A technology strategy framework gives organisations a repeatable way to define capability needs, sequence investments, and make decisions that cohere over time. This article explains what a useful framework includes and how to build one.
Technology Decision Rights
Decision rights establish who has authority to make which technology decisions, at what threshold, and through what process. Without them, technology decisions are made by whoever has the most momentum rather than the most appropriate authority.
Technology Vendor Red Flags
What to watch for in technology vendor proposals, demonstrations, and contract terms. The signals that indicate a vendor is unlikely to deliver what they are promising.
Technology Vendor Selection
How to run a technology vendor selection process that produces reliable outcomes. Structured evaluation, requirements definition, and the questions that reveal what vendor proposals do not say.
Vendor Selection Framework
A vendor selection framework defines the criteria, process, and decision logic for evaluating technology vendors. This article explains the components of a framework that produces reliable outcomes.
Build vs Buy Framework
When to build technology capability versus buying a vendor product. The factors that should inform the decision and the common mistakes that lead organisations to the wrong conclusion.
Architecture
Enterprise Architecture Explained
What enterprise architecture is, what it is not, and why organisations that treat it as a documentation exercise get poor results. A practical explanation of what EA does and how it should work.
Enterprise Architecture Governance
How enterprise architecture governance works, what it requires to be effective, and the common failures that undermine architecture standards in practice.
Architecture Review Checklist
What a thorough architecture review should cover. The questions, risk areas, and assessment criteria that determine whether a proposed technical approach is sound.
Integration Strategy Guide
How to build and maintain an integration strategy that reduces complexity over time. The principles, patterns, and governance mechanisms that determine whether an organisation's integration landscape is an asset or a liability.
ERP Selection Risks
The most significant risks in ERP selection and implementation, why they are routinely underestimated, and what organisations can do to manage them before they become expensive problems.
Platform Selection Framework
A structured framework for evaluating and selecting technology platforms. How to assess fit, avoid lock-in risk, and make a decision that holds up over a realistic platform lifetime.
Governance
Technology Governance Framework
What a technology governance framework covers, how it is structured, and what makes it effective in practice rather than just on paper.
Programme Governance Framework
What programme governance is, what it requires to work, and the common failures that leave technology programmes unable to surface and resolve problems before they become crises.
Steering Committee Effectiveness
Why technology steering committees often fail to provide effective oversight, and what the characteristics of an effective committee look like in practice.
AI & Modern Workplace
AI Governance Framework Australia
What AI governance requires in an Australian context. The regulatory landscape, board obligations, and the practical governance structures that manage AI risk without preventing AI adoption.
AI Governance Board Questions
The questions boards and executives should be asking about AI use in their organisation. What good AI oversight looks like and how to assess whether your organisation's AI governance is adequate.
Shadow AI Risks
The risks created by unsanctioned AI use in organisations. What shadow AI looks like, why it spreads, and the governance approach that manages the risk without preventing adoption.
Microsoft 365 Governance Framework
How to govern Microsoft 365 effectively. The policy, configuration, and ongoing management decisions that determine whether Microsoft 365 is a managed environment or an ungoverned data liability.
Copilot Readiness Checklist
What needs to be in place before deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot. The governance, data, and access control requirements that determine whether Copilot is deployed safely or deployed recklessly.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Risks
The risks of Microsoft 365 Copilot that organisations routinely underestimate. Data exposure, accuracy risks, overpermission amplification, and the governance gaps that turn a productivity tool into a liability.
Microsoft Purview Explained
What Microsoft Purview does, which capabilities matter for which problems, and what organisations need to have in place before Purview can work effectively.
WA Government AI Governance Toolkit: What Public Sector Leaders Need to Know
The WA Government AI Governance Toolkit was published in August 2026. This article explains what it requires, what it means in practice, and what WA public sector entities need to do to comply.
WA Government AI Policy and Assurance Framework: A Readiness Checklist
A practical readiness checklist for WA public sector entities against the WA Government AI Policy and Assurance Framework. What needs to be in place, and where most entities currently have gaps.
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