In a recent Australian Financial Review podcast, Joseph Healy, founder of Judo Bank, reflected on one of the major strategic mistakes he made, and that many organisations have made over the past two decades: outsourcing critical capability in pursuit of short-term cost savings. On paper, the numbers look compelling. Labour arbitrage can promise 60% to 70% immediate cost reductions this approach often becomes a false economy because it optimises for visible cost while eroding invisible capability

If your organisation is serious about closing the strategy implementation gap, you need more than enthusiasm, a slide deck, or a well written project brief. You need structured thinking before you commit scarce capital and leadership attention. You can read The Strategy Implementation Gap and deep dive into the Green Book Five Case Model, also known as Better Business Cases, which provides exactly that discipline. The Five Case Model ensures that before you move into detailed planning and del

How can we get better at project management… but not better at transformation success? This question was recently posed by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez and is a question that should unsettle every executive. For decades, organisations have invested heavily in professionalising execution: - Nearly 1.5 million certified project professionals worldwide - Widespread Agile adoption - Billions invested in governance platforms and PPM tools - Mature PMOs embedded across large enterprises