How We Think

The strength of generative AI is in practical applications that significantly augment workflow processes. These use cases, often found in operations, service delivery and compliance, save time and drive cost savings by freeing staff for higher-value creative work and quickly inform the complex decisions organisations must make.

Do you understand your end-to-end suppy chain and have a comprehensive roadmap on how it hangs together? Are you aware of the impact that a struggling supply chain has on the procurement process and the achievement of value for money?

Data Governance in sport is a bit like the Wild West, where entrepreneurs sign 'prospects' up to contracts that are light on detail - and tend to be even lighter on legalities. And I'm a case in point.  One sporting contract I signed gave me very little ability to negotiate or amend the terms, but it gave the other party virtually unlimited rights to record collect, transmit, measure, use, modify, and alter any information related to my training and race data. This included, but was not limited to heart rate, calorie intake, power output, velocity, cadence, and location data. In the sporting world, this is referred to as "performance data".

Ah procurement! The term often strikes fear into the hearts of every (or at least most) public servant. Adding to these fears are perceptions of complex regulatory and policy frameworks as well as the certainty of an audit. As discussed in previous articles, procurement isn't done well, in general in the APS (or in State/Territory Governments for that matter). However, it doesn't have to be this way - and (most) public servants need not 'live in fear' of procurement. In fact, the opposite should be true - they should embrace procurement, banish the fears and develop a positive approach to procurement and contracting.

Remember when as kids, we made choices based on what would make us look cool, avoid embarrassment, or simply because it felt good? Now, fast-forward to the adult world - the corporate decisions, strategic moves. Surprisingly (or not), the same underlying emotions and desires are at play.

"Over-communicate. It's better to tell someone something they already know than to not tell them something they needed to hear" - Alex Irvine