Pre-Mortem: Apple Intelligence at Work
The Pre-Mortem is a weekly series on this blog. Each piece applies five questions to a major technology commitment before
June 2026
Your AI Initiative Isn’t Failing Because of the Technology
The technology works. That is almost never the problem. Across most large organisations right now, AI pilots are running. Proof-of-concepts
The Dashboard Won’t Save Your Project. Your People Will
We have built an entire industry around the wrong obsession. Walk into any project or programme environment today and tell
Pre-Mortem: Twenty Million Members, No Published Error Rate
The Pre-Mortem is a weekly series on this blog. Each piece applies five questions to a major technology commitment before
What Regulated Industries Know About Speed That Everyone Else Is Learning the Hard Way
There is a common assumption in business that regulation slows you down. That the organisations operating fastest are the
Healthcare’s Algorithm Is Working. That Is the Problem
Somewhere in American hospital records, there is a pattern that should not exist. Diagnoses of acute posthemorrhagic anaemia, a serious
Governance Is Not a Committee. It Is a Decision Architecture
A technology programme was delivered on time. The steering committee signed it off. The system went live on schedule and
Pre-Mortem: KPMG’s AI-Powered Audit
The audit opinion is the most consequential document most public companies produce. Not the annual report. Not the investor deck.
The Problem With Your AI Strategy Is Not the AI
The boardroom conversation has shifted. Not to whether AI matters. That debate is over. The new question is what to
Why Programmes Fail in the First 30 Days, Before Anyone Admits It
By the time a programme is declared in trouble, the failure is usually months old. The governance review that triggers