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Four Critical Steps for a Successful Human Capital Management Project
Implementing an HCM system represents a complex undertaking that extends well beyond technical deployment. Organisations that approach implementation with a comprehensive understanding of potential challenges – from early planning through risk management – position themselves for success.
Safe AI Usage Policy Template
AI adoption needs a robust policy framework addressing ethical, privacy, and security risks, ensuring compliance with Australian regulations and fostering responsible innovation.
Generative AI in the Enterprise: Buy, Build or Platform?
Ready-made GenAI offers speed but limits customisation. Building in-house allows bespoke solutions but demands time and risk. AI platforms provide a hybrid path for rapid, tailored deployment.
VENDORiQ: Adobe’s Brand Concierge – AI’s B2B Revolution
Adobe’s Brand Concierge, built on AEP, offers AI agents for personalised B2B and B2C customer journeys, automating content delivery and meeting scheduling to optimise sales.
VENDORiQ: Adobe’s Agentic AI – Game Changer for B2B Marketing
Adobe’s Experience Platform Agent Orchestrator enables businesses to build AI agents for enhanced customer interaction and automated B2B marketing and sales processes, offering personalised experiences.
VENDORiQ: Adobe’s Agent Orchestrator and Intelligent Customer Experiences
Adobe’s AEP Agent Orchestrator introduces purpose-built AI agents for B2B customer engagement and internal workflow automation, streamlining processes and enhancing personalisation through data-driven orchestration.
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Your team needs practical, in-context advice and support to ensure that the implementation of your strategy and programs of work are successful.
The IBRS research & advisory service provides on-going, deep advice and guidance to you and your team.
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The IBRS CIO Cyber and Risk Network is a vendor independent forum for CIOs to share with, and learn from, their peers.
A practical, time-critical information sharing service, better practices, case studies, and a powerful support network to CIOs.
Vendor Research Programs
IBRS vendor research services provide custom strategic, thought-leadership research for ICT vendors. All research engagements retain a high degree of independence and rigour.
Assurance
IBRS assurance services provide independent expertise throughout every stage of your project to make sure you are continually getting the right advice for the best chance of success
Consulting
IBRS consulting services provides highly experienced talent, all experts in their fields, backed by IBRS’s research, best practice frameworks and practical processes. Our consulting methodology is all inclusive which means we work closely with our clients to ensure any outcomes are owned by the organisation.
What Makes IBRS Different
IBRS is Australia’s leading local ICT advisory company. For the past two decades, our goal has been consistent: to help Australia’s CIOs and their teams make the best possible decisions. We mitigate yours risks and validate your strategic decisions by providing independent and pragmatic advice while taking the time to understand your specific business issues.
Formed in 2002, IBRS has a broad client base across all industries. Through our advisory, assurance and consulting practices, clients engage with IBRS advisors and are able to deal with the issues that are critical for them. We conduct inquiries covering more than a 1,000 topics a year, review hundreds of projects and case studies, and are briefed by all of the major vendors. Most importantly, we track local vendors and channel partners. We know what’s going on locally and bring that local knowledge to your local issues.
All our advisors have been senior ICT executives and have a passion for making sure that technology benefits Australian organisations. Our high-touch service approach enables our clients to develop relationships with advisors, which in turn builds trust and becomes and extension of staff resources, IBRS model includes frequent contact through regular advisor meetings, inquiries, strategic and project reviews.
How do you tell if you are getting the right advice from your Advisory company? Try implementing it. IBRS focuses on providing actionable, tangible recommendations that will improve your ICT strategy and operations. Our advisory papers all list ‘next steps’ so you know exactly what’s needed. Our vendor analysis focuses on the business context and impact, not just the tech features. Trends are nice, and we have them too. But it is real-world, practical advice that makes the difference.