How We Think

In May 2024, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released new Information Commissioner (IC) Review Procedure Directions aimed at Commonwealth Government agencies. The IC Direction will require agencies to more actively engage with FOI applicants – and prove that they undertook searches for documents. Taking effect in July 2024, the new IC Directions are part of the OAIC’s commitment to ‘delivering a timely IC review process, informed by the principles of informality, responsiveness and proportionality’.

The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme is a little bit like the game, Monopoly – and specifically the Go Green edition. How? The ACCUs are the Australian ‘policy version’ of the ‘greening game,’ with financial incentives to buy green technologies and initiatives – and disincentives for polluters, with the goal of cleaning up the planet. With ACCUs, Australian businesses receive credits for projects that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. This requires projects to meet and follow integrity criteria to ensure that issued ACCUs indeed do avoid or decrease emissions. That’s the official rulebook, but the reality of how the game is played can be a bit different...

In the complex interplay of project deadlines, budgets, work packages, blended teams and deliverables, Agile methodology has become increasingly prominent. But is it truly the holy grail of project management?

Why are procurement and contracting practices adversarial? And more pressingly – Should Commonwealth procurement practices be adversarial? This is a question that has dogged me for longer than I care to remember, particularly as the answer appears to be a resounding ‘yes.’

Has a software provider ever handed you a EULA and you didn’t know what to make of it? And no, EULAs aren’t medical devices or quantum physics particles. While End User License Agreements (EULAs) can appear to be as inscrutable as quantum physics, they don’t have to be.

Benefits Management is an important component in the effective delivery and implementation of projects and change initiatives. It’s a framework and process that helps you ensure you’re doing the right thing, the right way, for the right outcome.