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September 16, 2026
6 min read

From AI Ambition to Measurable Impact: Why a Bottoms-Up Approach Is Reshaping Enterprise Value

The conversation around artificial intelligence has evolved quickly. What began as a race to “do AI” has given way to a more practical realisation: Experimentation alone is not enough – you need a strategy. Organisations moved fast to deploy tools and launch pilots, often measuring success by activity.
In a recent blog, we introduced the drivers for cloud migration, the strategies and the most common types of cloud migrations available to organisations. Today, we take a closer look at what drives a successful cloud migration and think beyond the 7Rs of migration to embrace a transformative approach to modern cloud migrations.
Cybersecurity is distinguished not only by a talent shortage but also by having a predominantly male workforce. Women are in the minority on most cybersecurity teams that have women at all, so when they experience gender bias, they’re likely to be isolated.
The future of banking — and banking regulation — is digital and AI-driven.Risks will increase, especially around crypto, fraud and bias in machine-made decisions.Upskilling of compliance officers and risk professionals is needed to function in this evolving environment and manage new risks.
Managing organisational change can be a difficult process regardless of the economic climate. Having multiple initiatives that require participation of several of the same employees is a breeding ground for burnout and employee attrition.Projects often ground to a halt.The best approach: By establishing a center of excellence to manage change — similar to an air traffic control tower — organisations can identify…
An organisation’s ability to perform, adapt and thrive requires new talent strategies. CHROs and their teams should deploy HR variants of the data-driven, forward-looking FP&A approaches that finance groups employ.A key point: This may require fundamental redesigns of job roles and organisational structure.Yes, but: Organisations cannot solve today’s talent shortage problems with yesterday’s thinking of “Just…
Dramatic reductions in force are happening across industries as economic uncertainty leads companies to reevaluate labor expenditures.Why it matters: RIFs are costly to carry out and they damage morale. Handling RIFs with compassion is the right thing to do.RIF alternatives – furloughs, job sharing and compensation changes – can save money, enable swifter recoveries and reduce hits to morale.Organisations should…
Over the last number of years, we have seen organisations shift to cloud computing, in its various forms. Successful adoption and consumption of cloud services have seen organisations benefit from improved cost-effectiveness, security, agility, resiliency and performance. However, with such a significant shift to new technologies, we have seen differing experiences in the benefits realisation of the shift to cloud.…
On the 28th of September, the Australian Government released its long-awaited response to the Attorney General’s Privacy Act Review Report. The Government response outlines its stance across the 116 proposals put forward by the Attorney General. In May, we originally published our article analysing the proposed changes that we believe will be most impactful for our clients, we have updated the article to reflect the…
By 2025, core banking workload deployment on cloud is expected to be 14% of total IT spend.Banks are grappling with outdated applications; data is siloed and trapped within legacy systems and not accessible for customer insights and tailored experiences and services.Regulatory changes in Australia, the UK and U.S., in GDPR and APRA standards for data privacy and operational resiliency, are also impacting the…
Technical debt consumes nearly one-third of technology budgets and more than one-fifth of technology professionals’ time; 70% of CIOs and technology leaders view technical debt as a major drag on their organisation’s ability to innovate.
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