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Assurance
The 100 Metres Problem
A measurement definition reversed six figures of penalties without changing a single service. Why performance regimes on major infrastructure and transport contracts stop producing performance, and what assurance actually has to do with it.
Alex Afshar
Jul 265 min read
Governing Artificial Intelligence in an Asset-Intensive Organisation
An Assurance Framework for Confident, Accountable Leadership with a focus on Artificial Intelligence
Alex Afshar
Jul 2419 min read
The Leverage Equation Is Backwards
Delivery partners now hold more visibility and control over infrastructure projects than the clients accountable for their outcomes. Here's how continuous, AI-powered assurance rebalances the equation , without slowing delivery down.
Alex Afshar
Jul 131 min read
Harmonising Standards in Public and Social Infrastructure: Why Integration and Interfaces Matter
Harmonising Standards in Public and Social Infrastructure: Why Integration and Interfaces Matter
Alex Afshar
Feb 96 min read
The Invisible Gorilla in Australia’s Infrastructure System
The Invisible Gorilla in Australia’s Infrastructure System.
Alex Afshar
Jan 26 min read
Smart Assurance™: Enhancing Contract Management with Trusted AI-Driven Autonomy
Alex Afshar, Huan (John) Zhang, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Shahab Valizadealavi, Dr. Sadegh Aliakbarian, Dr. Fatemeh Saleh,Dr.Fay Saleh Abstract - AMPEAK 2025 This paper presents Smart Assurance™, an innovative system for automated compliance management and risk mitigation that leverages advanced large language models (LLMs) in a multilingual environment. Smart Assurance™ addresses the limitations of traditional, manual compliance approaches by integrating automated data ingestion, o
Alex Afshar
Apr 9, 202510 min read
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