BWA Podcast Show: Project Health Checks Preventing Tech Transformation Disasters

Technology transformation projects rarely fail overnight. 

More often, the warning signs appear quietly. Misaligned stakeholders, unclear governance, cultural blocks, unrealistic timelines, poor requirements, vendor disconnects, weak change management, hidden budget pressures, and growing delivery fatigue.

By the time many organisations recognise the scale of the problem, millions of dollars, organisational trust, and strategic momentum may already be at risk.

In this episode of the Business Women Australia Podcast Show, Vicki Abraham chats with Erin Clark to explore how organisations can identify transformation risks early, respond before problems escalate, and recover when projects are already drifting off course.

Drawing on experience across complex and asset-intensive environments, Erin shares why independent reviews and structured discovery are no longer “nice-to-have” governance activities. Hear how essential these safeguards are for organisations navigating high-risk transformation programs.

Together, Vicki and Erin unpack:

• why projects drift off course long before leaders realise
• the hidden pressures impacting transformation deliverywhy many organisations underestimate the importance of discovery
• the difference between compliance-style audits and meaningful health checks
• how independent advisory can reduce risk and improve outcomes
• why transparency, alignment, and early intervention matter more than ever

Tune in, listen, and learn:

• Why transformation projects fail quietly before they fail publicly
• The role of independent project health checks
• Governance, visibility, and accountability gaps
• Why discovery is more powerful before delivery
• Early warning signs leaders often miss
• Vendor and client alignment challenges
• Project rescue versus prevention
• Risk management and investment protection
• Human dynamics and cultures that support transformation success

This episode is designed for:

• CEOs and executive leaders
• CFOs and operational executives
• CIOs and digital transformation leaders
• project sponsors and PMO leaders
• boards and governance committees
• procurement and risk professionals
• organisations planning or currently undertaking major technology change

This conversation is particularly relevant for organisations operating in:

• mining and energy
• infrastructure and utilities
• government and education
• health and aged care
• property and construction
• operationally complex and asset-intensive sectors

Tune into this important episode and hear the opportunities of embracing a new way of working with specialist transformation teams who don’t just deliver you a consulting report and big fee, leaving you to work out how to implement the project. https://www.youtube.com/live/DhwldkWgIF4?si=wzt2P1posYokMRYB

TEC Consulting helps organisations identify risks, blind spots, and execution gaps before transformation programs become costly failures. Independent audits, discovery processes, and project health assessments conducted by TEC help organisations strengthen governance, improve delivery alignment, and build more sustainable foundations for successful technology transformation.

“Most tech projects don’t suddenly fail – the warning signs are usually there long before anyone is willing to say it out loud.” – Erin Clark

Meet Erin Clark

Erin Clark is a Director of TEC Group and a trusted advisor to leaders in complex, asset-heavy, and project-driven organisations. With deep experience across technology, infrastructure, and strategic transformation, Erin helps executives untangle messy systems, fix foundational problems, and make clearer decisions in environments where complexity is business as usual.

Her expertise spans system and organisational design, portfolio and program governance, product thinking, and the practical realities of delivering tech-enabled change in large, multi-layered organisations. Erin brings a straight-talking, anti-consultant approach, cutting through “best practice” theatre, junior-army delivery models, and GenAI-generated reports to focus on what actually works.

A multi-founder, Stories Unseen, Mather Farm, and previously Ignitzee, Erin blends commercial thinking, digital product experience, and a future-of-work mindset to create solutions that are adoptable, pragmatic, and built for the real world. She co-leads TEC Group’s founder-led advisory model, championing new ways of working that prioritise clarity, capability, and meaningful impact over noise and process for process’s sake.

Alongside her advisory work, Erin is deeply involved in Western Australia’s innovation ecosystem, often acting as a bridge between bold ideas and the mature organisations that need them most. 

Meet Vicki Abraham

Vicki Abraham is a leadership facilitator, executive coach, and business mentor who helps organisations and women entrepreneurs create meaningful, lasting change. As a Meta Dynamics Level III Facilitator, she partners with organisations across Australia and New Zealand to strengthen leadership, collaboration, and team performance through transformational learning experiences.

Passionate about human behaviour and personal growth, she also coaches business owners to overcome limiting beliefs, build confidence, and lead with greater clarity and purpose. Having experienced the impact of self-limiting beliefs firsthand, she is committed to helping women unlock their potential and achieve sustainable success.

With more than 20 years’ experience in journalism, communications, public relations, and marketing, she co-founded Two Four One Branding and now leads the Resilient Entrepreneurs community, where she helps women founders elevate their personal brands and thought leadership through the proven 6S System.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Curtin University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Management College (University of Reading, UK).

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