...where technology gets down to business...

Abraham Maslow called it self-actualisation, for me, simply, everyone wants to clockoff feeling like they've put in a good shift.

A great working IT function is one where technology gets down to business. If there's too much noise and many technical minutiae in Business/Technology engagements, I will find the signal quickly, address the blockers, and we can all get on with it.

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Capability

what is it you're looking for?

Technology Strategy

...an individual who can respectfully engage with your people, deeply evaluate the effectiveness of technology services/processes, and assess the suitability of your full technology stack against best practice.

you need a fresh perspective, someone with 20+ years experience in Technology leadership to evaluate or develop your technology strategy and ways of working.

Program Management

...an individual who will quickly assess projects, identify risks, provide advice and guidance to PM's, SI's, vendors and stakeholders. Someone who's been both accountable and responsible for '000's of projects from simple software solutions to corporate company integrations.

Someone who's been hands on the 'devil in the detail' with major defence contracts via waterfall methodologies, Global Software Development leveraging agile practices, and Company Acquisitions with significant organisational change management.

New Product Development or Software Implementation

Someone who has both managed and mentored Software Engineers, Testers, BA's, Product Managers from green fields development, to global deployment and support.

Overseeing the development of B2B and BC2 digital products operating in multiple countries. Someone who can and has identified new digital products and capability for business and external Software vendors.

Due Diligence

..an individual with experience in Mergers, Acquisitions for inorganic global growth. Are you thinking of acquiring a technology company or one with technology operations?

Perhaps you're looking to for a new equity play for your own company and need to get ahead of a suitors' technology due diligence findings.

Technology Advisory

..an individual who can mentor, advise, provide different viewpoint or context. Someone who has lead both technology and business functions. Experienced ways of working in different countries, cultures and industries.

Someone who's comfortable conversing on balance sheets and P&L with CFO's or systems architecture with CTO's.

Interim/Virtual CIO/CTO Services

..a technology leader who has 'been there and done that' and still a curiosity, confidence and appetite to do it elsewhere. Someone to step in when fresh thinking is needed or big change required.

A technology leader who can be on the job anywhere from a few weeks, to assess the company, develop a roadmap, and architect a strategy to support business objectives, even help identify the right candidate to become your permanent CIO, CTO or IT SLT member.

Confidence

engaging at all levels

Glenn Seaye

Technology Executive

some engagements are quite loose, particularly dealing with stakeholders, often they suspect something is needed but have not the time, nor people capacity, and they certainly don't need a big four filling their dance card with minions shadowing minions. In a initial chat over coffee with an owner we demystified the broad ask of '...I need someone with gravitas and experience to take a look at the Technology Group...'. We delivered a Technology Strategy that was both useful to all stakeholders and empowered the technology group. It was delivered in a few stages, fundamentally...

Introductions and Discovery

Review/Capture the technology landscape (ie. infrastructure, operations, Applications/Development, and Business Services) and its relationship to the orgnisations business capability model.

Interviewed Technology SLT/Key Staff, Suppliers/Service Providers, internal/external customers and stakeholders.

Deep Dive Assessment of the current state

drilling further into the weeds and evidencing on the; technology stack landscape, programs/projects, finance/contracts.

Running capability gap analysis and prioritisation sessions, draft findings, various capability model against industry standard, and SWOT Analyis.

Technology Strategy Creation

qualification sessions and completing all deliverables, including findings, recommendations, new strategy overview materials and tactical plan/business case across several technology pillars. Presentations and communications to staff and key vendors.

Strategy implementation

Ongoing support, and ownership for key pieces of the tactical plan.

Testimonials

what others have to say

Greg Dooley

Director/Board Member

..thoroughly enjoyed working with Glenn even during some of the more contentious discussions we had. As an IT professional his aim was always to do what the customer needed which made my job much easier...

Melissa Carydias

National IT Manager

..it was a privilege to work under your leadership. Thanks for the sage advice over the years...

Mark Finocchiaro

Managing Partner/CIO

..helping me with improving our ways or working within our IT leadership team to better collaborate, report, and service the business to improve delivery..

Peter Serti

Business Development Manager

..A true gentleman and living proof that decent people can still climb the corporate ladder....

Ryan Herlihy

Head of Dealing

..Was a pleasure working alongside Glenn. He challenged, tested and pushed us to achieve great things!

Julia Chen

Group Data Architect

..a great experience to work with Glenn. Suin always telling me, she was lucky to have Glenn as a leader.

Glenn Goodwin

Executive Director

..Amazing commitment, you were an inspiration and a great mentor to a lot of your co-workers.

Craig Duffy

Technology Infrastructure, Global Head

..one of my most influential managers in my career and I learned a tremendous amount under your leadership. Especially around IT Finance, delivery and accountability..

Kevin Prior

CISO

..brilliant support and guidance over those years that our paths crossed...

Matthew Garvin

COO

..I really enjoyed my time working with Glenn, we achieved alot, and proud of it all. I've no doubt he will be missed...

Case Studies

what I have to say

Robotics Process Automation (RPA) & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Paper considers new technologies such as AI and Intelligent Process Automation, it calls out best practices when introducing and integrating them into your Digital Operating Model. Content is drawn from on my experience and lessons learned deploying Digital Operations at scale within a Global Financial Services company, saving US$30m in costs per annum.

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Technology Strategy, what's that exactly?

Paper positions how a company can shape a tactical strategy that enables desired business outcomes, quickly. It covers techniques, tools and detail required; to assess the current state of all IT services/functions, how to quantify capability gaps across the technology pilars, how/where to set priorities, to articulate a tactical plan, communications and adjusting..always adjusting. Content is drawn from my framework and experience implementing such.

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