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Rhett Blanch shared thisData governance often gets seen as something that slows things down - but in reality, it can lay the foundations that help things move faster and more reliably. Reporting, insights, and AI built on inconsistent or undocumented data can quickly run into problems. Without clarity and alignment, it’s easy to end up spending more time fixing issues than gaining value. When there’s no data catalog or clear ownership, a lot of energy ends up going into resolving definitions instead of delivering insights. Strong governance doesn’t have to be a blocker - it can actually be a key enabler when done well.The vital importance of data governance in the age of AIThe vital importance of data governance in the age of AI
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Rhett Blanch reposted thisRhett Blanch reposted thisI’ve learned this the hard way: A great data culture doesn’t start with tools or models. It starts with listening. When data teams listen, really listen, to the business, they hear: ✅ The real problems behind the requests ✅ The context behind the numbers ✅ The goals and challenges that data alone won’t show When business teams listen back, they learn: ✅ What’s possible (and what’s not) with the data ✅ The risks and trade-offs in decisions ✅ How data can inform, not just report True alignment happens when both sides listen with empathy, and solve problems together, not in silos. In my latest article, I explore how business and data teams can row together, building a data culture where collaboration, empathy, and real impact take center stage. ✨ It’s not about perfection or overnight change. It’s about small wins, continuous learning, and working together to create real value. #DataCulture #DataDriven #Collaboration #Empathy #TechLeadership #CitizenDevelopment #Analytics #MindsetMattersThe Magic Happens When Business and Data Teams Row TogetherThe Magic Happens When Business and Data Teams Row Together
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Rhett Blanch reposted thisRhett Blanch reposted thisEnterprise architecture (EA) practices, as complex organizational practices embracing multiple people, processes and documents, can hardly be viewed as all-or-nothing propositions and can rarely be established in organizations at once. Instead, different elements of an EA practice tend to be introduced and institutionalized in organizations gradually, by progressing from more basic to more advanced activities. But which elements of an EA practice can be regarded as basic to be adopted first and which as advanced to be attempted last? All the mainstream EA maturity models pretending to answer this question are mindlessly copied from the classic Capability Maturity Model (CMM) by mere rewording, do not reflect any genuine specifics of an EA practice in terms of its elements (or reflect them improperly) and, unsurprisingly, fail to elucidate the sequence of their introduction. To address this gap, I have just released yet another one-page deliverable titled “Enterprise Architecture Maturity on a Page” that explains the most typical (not to be confused with the “right”, “necessary” or “only possible”) maturity journey of EA practices observed across the industry: https://lnkd.in/eZVhgzZh. The proposed EA maturity model is aligned and connected with the three previous on-a-page products depicting an EA practice, EA function and EA artifacts respectively (all available for free here: https://eaonapage.com). The origin, logic and maturity stages of the model are described here: https://lnkd.in/eJetGJap (or here: https://lnkd.in/ezppWFVd). Enterprise Architecture Maturity on a Page is an evidence-based model of an EA maturity journey on a single page. It provides an aggregated one-page view of the maturity of an EA practice with its different stages and their essential properties, including their constituting processes, existing architecture positions, established governance arrangements, mastered EA artifacts, associated challenges and realized benefits. Enterprise Architecture Maturity on a Page is freely available to download here: https://eaonapage.com #EnterpriseArchitecture #EntArch #EAonaPage
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Rhett Blanch shared thisIn his article “The Data Disconnect: Why Digital Transformation Needs a Data Strategy,” Jan Meskens highlights a critical oversight in many digital transformation initiatives: the neglect of robust data management. He observes that organisations often invest heavily in creating user-friendly digital interfaces—the “flashy front-end”—while underlying data management practices remain weak or underdeveloped. This imbalance can lead to significant challenges, including poor data quality, integration issues, and missed opportunities for leveraging data-driven insights. Good read.The Data Disconnect: Why Digital Transformation Needs a Data StrategyThe Data Disconnect: Why Digital Transformation Needs a Data Strategy
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Rhett Blanch reposted thisRhett Blanch reposted thisCongratulations to the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) on the launch of Rural and Remote Education Day (RREd Day) today, 9th October 2024; a dedicated awareness day to shine a spotlight on the unique challenges faced by students and families in rural and remote areas of Australia. “Rural and remote students face extraordinary challenges every day, from connectivity issues to limited access to educational resources. RREd Day is about bringing these issues to the forefront of national conversation, ensuring that rural and remote education is not just an afterthought but a priority. By wearing red, sharing stories, and joining forces, we can each work to drive the positive change that our rural, remote and isolated children so desperately need.” ICPA Federal President Louise Martin (QLD) Burgmann staff and volunteers wore it red today in support of the ICPA and to highlight the importance of access to education for students from rural, regional and remote Australia. Burgmann has a strong community of alumni and current residents from across Australia's heartland who are treasured members of the Burgmann family. For our 2024 Annual Appeal, our community is working to establish The Harriet Nixon Scholarship – an endowed scholarship for a rural, regional or remote students – in memory and honour of alumna Harriet Nixon (2015-2016). Harriet Nixon grew up on small rural cattle fattening property with her parents Ralph and Fiona Nixon and younger sister Alicia outside Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Harriet was a remarkable young woman who embodied the values and spirit of the Burgmann community, and whose legacy and memory continues to inspire. Read more here: https://loom.ly/i4vdE4I Give today: https://loom.ly/ZBSv3P8 Pictured: Fiona Nixon (Burgmann Volunteer, BCAA Member and mother of alumna Harriet Nixon) and Taryn Stasakova (Deputy Principal); and Fiona with Amelia Zaraftis (Director of Advancement). #WearRREd #RemoteAustraliansMatter #RuralRegionalRemote #TheHarrietNixonScholarship #BurgmannCollege #OutbackMagazine
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Rhett Blanch shared thisOpenAI's custom GPT allows users to create and share personalised GPTs with specific instructions, and API integrations. This article provides a step-by-step guide to turning existing APIs into custom GPTs. It will be interesting to see how existing APIs can be leveraged to support new capabilities.
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Rhett Blanch shared thisData governance goes beyond mere compliance and security. Proactive data governance is key to empowering a data-driven organisation. By establishing data catalogues, clear ownership and transparent policies for data access and use, governance programs not only meet regulatory requirements but also pave the way for effective data analysis to drive business outcomes.The secret to successful citizen data science programs: Good governanceThe secret to successful citizen data science programs: Good governance
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Rhett Blanch shared thisRhett Blanch shared thisWe are delighted to announce that Allegro Funds has entered into an agreement to exit its investment in Pizza Hut Australia through a sale to Flynn Restaurant Group Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchise group in the USA, operating over 2,350 restaurants including 926 stores of the world’s largest Pizza Hut franchisee, Hut American, as well as hundreds of stores for popular QSR brands Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera, Arby’s and Wendy’s. Since acquiring the master franchisee from Yum! Brands in 2016, Allegro partnered with Pizza Hut’s CEO Phil Reed and its dedicated management team to execute a turnaround, successfully transforming the business into a profitable and growing network through an unwavering focus on operational excellence and customer satisfaction. We are excited for our future growth and partnering with the team at Flynn Restaurant Group in delivering world-class Pizza Hut experiences for our customers across Australia! Together, we will get back to number 1. https://lnkd.in/g72rtrKNPizza Hut Australia has been sold to Flynn Restaurant GroupPizza Hut Australia has been sold to Flynn Restaurant Group
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Rhett Blanch shared thisRhett Blanch shared thisBuilding knowledge is often expensive and it's fairly common to see knowledge walking out the door and leaving a void behind, especially in large organisations. "International Data Corporation estimates that Fortune 500 companies lose $31 billion from not sharing knowledge within their organization every year." If you are working in an organisation where teams are unaware of what others are doing, you might be rediscovering knowledge over and over again. Here's my brief take on the culture and tooling aspect of this massive topic. #business #knowledgesharing #kms https://lnkd.in/gxP2C_DTEffective knowledge management to reduce the cost of learningEffective knowledge management to reduce the cost of learning
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Rhett Blanch liked thisSharing this because I’m genuinely happy it’s finally live. But also because creating the content felt like a milestone in my journey with AI tools. I’ve written before about using AI as a creative partner. I almost always give it something to work with first. A draft, an idea, a point of view, or if I’m writing thought leadership for someone else, a transcript of a conversation. I never let it create anything from nothing. This was different. I had to dig deep to create this content. It needed heart. It needed to feel grounded in our history. It needed to sound like us. And while it was all new, it also had to be built from everything that already existed. That made it hard. Some days it loomed over me like a giant monster asking, “So... what’s happening here?” AI could help with idea generation, but the constant loop of idea, check, refine needed more energy than I had at some points. What it was best at, though, was helping me sense-check the work against the vision for the website and how we wanted to describe our services. I initially spent a fair bit of time saying things like: “what do you mean that's fine, it doesn’t have enough heart” and “wrong, that’s definately not in the same tone as that bit.” Eventually, I built a custom GPT and used it to check the content against the instructions as a final pass. That process has now inspired a series of custom GPTs to help define DiUS’ brand voice and scale that thinking across the team, from social content to thought leadership. So, ChatGPT. Couldn’t have done it without you.Rhett Blanch liked thisThere’s a new DiUS website. On the surface, it’s a much better, clearer way for us to show up on the internet. But getting there was harder than we expected. The breadth of what we do is… a lot. It has to be. The problems our clients bring us don’t come in neat shapes. They cut across design, product, data and engineering, with AI now more visible across all of it. Some are modernisation. Some are greenfields. Sometimes we’re building end to end, sometimes we’re brought in for something very specific. No two are the same, but the way we approach them is. Thoughtful problem solving, and bringing the right combination of skills and expertise to each one. Trying to represent that clearly, without oversimplifying it, was genuinely difficult. At the same time, we had to make sure we reflected the impact AI is having on how we design, build and deliver software. Not as something new for us, but as something that’s now shaping the work more visibly. That shift is real for the teams we work with. They’re being asked to move faster, absorb new ways of working, and still deliver systems that hold up. In that kind of environment, experience matters. Knowing how software actually gets built, where complexity hides, and what stands up in production becomes even more important. Now, the website has caught up to where we already are. If you know us, you’ll recognise it. If you don’t, it’s a good place to start. www.dius.com.au
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisProfessor David Lindenmayer has spent more than four decades tracking how Australia’s ecosystems change over time. A conservation scientist and biodiversity expert at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, his work focuses on how species and landscapes respond to logging, fire and land management. He leads multiple large-scale, long-term research programs across south-eastern Australia, some spanning more than 40 years. His research connects field-based observation with environmental management, helping shape how biodiversity is conserved across forests, farmland and protected areas. Alongside this, David has built one of the most extensive bodies of work in his field, while supporting the next generation of scientists and contributing to policy and practice. Read more about David: quicklink.anu.edu.au/lz97 ANU College of Systems & Society
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisLast week’s NSW & ACT Awards Gala was a great reminder of what makes our network truly special — our franchisee partners and the incredible teams behind each store. What stood out most on the night wasn’t just the results, but the ownership, pride, and teamwork our franchisees continue to demonstrate across the market. It’s this collective mindset that drives sustainable growth and keeps us moving forward. A sincere thank you to all our franchisee partners across NSW & ACT — your commitment, resilience, and focus on delivering great customer experiences continue to raise the bar for the entire network. Congratulations to our 2025 award winners: • Premier Franchise Partner – Jack Morrison & Pranav Sharma (Emerald Hills & East Maitlands) • Care Genuinely for People – Ashish Sambher (Seven Hills, Mount Druitt & Baulkham Hills) • Play Like a Champion – Rafi Islam (Goulburn & Mittagong) • Win as One – Chetan Kalra & Harshvardhan Mehta Mehta • Build a Kick-Ass Team – Umang Patel (Tamworth, Armidale, Singleton, Grafton) • Take Pride in Your Place – Talvinder Singh (Collaroy) • Create Great Guest Experiences – Satnam Ahuja (Windsor) • Deliver Sustained Results – Mehul Patel (Dubbo) • Own It – Adam Leishman (Narellan) • World-Class Ops – Dhaval & Mehul Patel(Lithgow) Thank you to Michael Lofhjelm and Rhett Blanch for joining us from RSC, and to Sarah Flanagan and the NSF team for being part of the evening and celebrating success with us. And finally, a huge shoutout to our incredible Area Operations Managers — Keval Darji, Seb Bivona, Alex Woolfenden, Mohab Maggar, Pheng Toeng and Darren Macclure — for the effort, planning, and energy you brought to delivering such a fantastic event. Proud of the momentum we’re building across Pizza Hut Australia — and even more excited about what’s ahead.
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisGrateful to have been on stage at Elastic{ON} Sydney last week. For too long, 'security scores' and 'ticking the box' have passed as evidence of security maturity. Choosing to measure success by reducing material risk instead is a harder, more deliberate leadership call, and the honest conversations at ElasticON showed that the other security leaders already know this gap exists. Now lets close it. #ElasticON #Cybersecurity #ctrlcyber #SecurityLeadership #ROC #RiskOperations
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisIn 1962, Thomas Kuhn explained why the most experienced people in a field are often the last to accept revolutionary change. It wasn't because they were wrong about everything. It was because they were right about so much that they couldn't see what had shifted. I've been watching the discourse around AI-assisted software development for three years now. The intensity of the resistance from experienced, accomplished engineers — the manifestos, the adversarial benchmarks, the philosophical objections — has been striking. Not because the critics are foolish. Many are people I genuinely respect. But because the pattern is so recognisable. It's Kuhn's pattern. The same defence mechanisms, the same incommensurable worldviews, the same emotional temperature that accompanies paradigm shifts. And yet the technology work. The code ships. The adoption accelerates. I wrote a long essay exploring how Kuhn's framework maps onto what's happening in software engineering right now — from the anomalies that don't fit the existing paradigm, to the defence mechanisms, to the emotional core beneath all of it. It's written with respect for the old paradigm and the people who built remarkable things within it. But it's also honest about what the evidence shows. There has been a revolution in Software Engineering. https://lnkd.in/gR5HPuJr
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisA lot has been happening in the development world. Job layoffs, AI model advancements, agentic models, OpenClaw, and every day, a new improvement hits the news cycle. I have been watching and paying close attention to the trends, what's happening in the job market, AI agents challenging established SaaS businesses and how AI models are evolving at a rapid pace. I wanted to test the hype rather than just consume it. So 6 months ago, I started using AI as an assistant on a daily basis, helping me autocomplete lines of code as I wrote them. The output was rudimentary at best. My trust was low. But 3 months ago, Claude Opus 4.5 dropped, and for the first time, I saw a glimpse of critical thinking emerging out of the model. It pushed back, it challenged with questions, and it reframed problems. It went as far as testing a code change against how the existing code would behave. Something has changed! That was the moment I saw my role start to shift, from writing code to directing the agent that writes it. Developers are not disappearing. Far from it. The job is evolving into something new. I wrote about what I found. Link in the comments. #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #AgenticAI #Developers
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisThis week, I was interviewing a candidate and mentioned it was fine to use any tool to perform the coding part. The candidate said he had disabled all AI tooling thinking it wasn't allowed to use. My understanding is that AI tools are available to every engineer today, and I would love to see how candidates use them to solve problems. That is not cheating; it is being productive. Am I right to think that?
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Rhett Blanch liked thisRhett Blanch liked thisThere's been a lot of focus on natural hazards over these last weeks - for good reason as we look upon the devastation from fires in the south of the continent and flooding in the north - and unfortunately that has meant "natural disaster" has just about hit saturation point. So I thought I'd pen this article, based on an essay I wrote last year, on why language matters and why it's time to retire the term "natural disaster" for good. P.s. Evolution is good. I go back and reread reports, correspondence and comments that I've written as recently as early as 2025 where I've used the term, and while I cringe now, I also accept that this is an unavoidable outcome of learning and growth.Why It’s Time to Retire the Term “Natural Disaster”Why It’s Time to Retire the Term “Natural Disaster”
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