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Consultancy Over-Reliance Drives Project Risk – ITBrief Feb 13 2026
New IBRS research suggests over-reliance on Tier 1 consultants increases public sector project failure risks. Prioritising internal capability delivers better SaaS outcomes.

Consultancy Over-Reliance Drives Project Risk – ITBrief Feb 13 2026
New IBRS research suggests over-reliance on Tier 1 consultants increases public sector project failure risks. Prioritising internal capability delivers better SaaS outcomes.

VENDORiQ: Is Your ‘Open Source’ AI Truly Open? A Critical Look at Vendor Claims
ICT leaders must scrutinise ‘open source’ AI claims; the provided code is often a wrapper for a proprietary, vendor-controlled backend, creating vendor lock-in.

VENDORiQ: ServiceNow’s Latest Agentic Features – Balancing Innovation, Structured Business Workflow and Risks?
ServiceNow’s Zurich release balances innovation with governance, focusing on multi-agentic AI development, enhanced workflow automation, and integrated security features.

VENDORiQ: Lessons from Robodebt – Why You Should Review Your Assurance Programs
Robodebt shows the need for governance to assess a project’s fitness for purpose, not just its budget and timelines.

VENDORiQ: Google Gemini Image in OpenRouter – Moving Beyond Manual Prompting?
Creative AI is evolving beyond manual prompting to programmatic, high-throughput image generation with enhanced governance and analytics features.

VENDORiQ: Why Vibe Coding Must Give Way to DevSecOps
AI-driven ‘vibe coding’ poses security risks, demanding a shift to DevSecOps where security is embedded throughout the automated software development lifecycle.

Project Prioritisation Tool – Light
This prioritisation tool objectively ranks projects, focusing resources on initiatives that deliver maximum business impact.