by Wayne Pales | Jul 3, 2023
It was 2007 and I was the head of technology and architecture at a very large Australian energy company. We were in the midst of a multi-year transformation. An implementation of an enterprise resource planning (or ERP) solution requiring a complete redesign of a...
by Wayne Pales | Jun 26, 2023
If, in my last post, I did not convince you to start small, let’s look inside your IT department. I am fascinated by the perception from non-technical people that IT know what they are doing with digital. The perception goes along the lines of, because they are ‘in...
by Wayne Pales | Jun 19, 2023
As a director, it’s your role to help govern your digital transformation, and one of the primary roles of governance is risk management. Having your first step into digital being an organisation-wide transformation is not good risk management. Picture your...
by Wayne Pales | Jun 12, 2023
As a director, the breadth of your responsibilities expands far beyond what was necessary even a decade ago. You are now expected to be across digital and cyber security, as well as environmental and social issues. Such a rapid growth in responsibilities is placing...
by Wayne Pales | Jun 5, 2023
In recent years you will have seen and heard endless references to being clear on your ‘why’. It’s about knowing your purpose, believing in it, and having a clear set of objectives. Once you know what you need to achieve and why, you can build your strategy…your...
by Wayne Pales | May 29, 2023
As directors, you are under pressure from your executives to leverage emerging technologies. Technologies such as blockchain, the internet of things and artificial intelligence. All offer exciting opportunities. All are being explored by your competitors. The...