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The Ethics of AI at Board Level: Why Risk Is Not Just a Compliance Issue
AI now appears in almost every board pack I see. It is woven into growth plans, cost reduction exercises, investment cases and talent strategies. Yet, in many organisations, the ethical dimension receives far less attention than the commercial one. Too many boards still treat AI risk as if it were simply a matter of compliance,…
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Fractional CPTOs and AI strategy: Guiding innovation without overreach
AI is now a permanent topic in the boardroom, but not every board has the right expertise to turn that conversation into a coherent plan. Your company may already be experimenting with AI models or exploring automation, but without a clear strategy and governance framework these activities can quickly pull you away from your intended…
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Strategic Blind Spot: When boards underestimate the governance challenges of AI integration
Artificial intelligence now occupies a permanent place on the board agenda. It appears in strategy documents, in investor presentations and in the language of corporate ambition. Yet beneath the enthusiasm lies a quieter risk. Many boards are approaching AI as though it were simply another technology programme to be governed through the same familiar structures.…
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The AI Mirage: Spotting Overstated Claims During Tech Due Diligence
Artificial intelligence is today’s talisman. It appears in every pitch deck, investor briefing and product brochure, promising a transformation that will outpace competitors and create outsized returns. Yet in the course of Technical Due Diligence, claims of being “AI-powered” often dissolve under scrutiny, revealing little more than experimentation or, in some cases, nothing beyond the…
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Who Said My Business Was Immature?
Sometimes businesses are surprised, shocked or outraged if they score low in terms of business maturity. This might be a misunderstanding of what business maturity means, and what it might mean for them. Every great company starts with a simple idea — a spark of insight that ignites the entrepreneurial spirit. However, an idea alone…
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A good plan for the future can make or break your Technical Due Diligence
When private equity firms evaluate a company for investment, understanding the company’s future plans is a vital part of the Technical Due Diligence (TDD) process. Investors are not just interested in the present state of the company but regard both the future plans, and the structure that surrounds them, as critical parts of the investment…
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What does a TDD look for in your Team?
The technical team is the backbone of any tech-driven company, responsible for developing, maintaining, and innovating the company’s products and services. Even where a company does not sell a technical product of their own, but uses technology to manage its day-to-day business, the team plays a critical role to ensure business operations run smoothly. When…
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Don’t skip to the end
DevOps needs proper investment DevOps is a transformational change. What do you mean? Doing DevOps well is a big transformational change that deserves its own space, time and focus. If we come back to the 3 gates of software development, then DevOps covers both the second and third gates. From that one statement it’s easy to…
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Failure is not an option
Why do Digital Transformations fail? Why is it that transformations fail? Why is the blame often laid at the door of IT? It’s not (always) your fault Let’s not pretend failure isn’t ever IT’s fault, often we have an important part to play in either the success or failure of a project. However, as the agent…