Stop worrying about the AI bubble. Start worrying about your cost base.

As a leader, the AI debate shouldn’t matter to you because of your personal share portfolio or superannuation. It should matter because of control.

The perform.xL model evaluates whether your organisation has the controls in place to manage the quality, cost, and risk of the new digital tools now being adopted across the business.

Why does that matter?

Because every software company building on top of foundation models, the same tools rapidly becoming embedded in your operations, must balance customer value against input costs that can spike overnight.

When that happens, the economics of your digital stack can shift faster than your contracts, your budgets, or your governance models can respond.

The infrastructure behind today’s digital tools is more complex than it has ever been.

And for senior leaders, understanding the software companies entering your future technology ecosystem is no longer a technical concern.

It’s a leadership one.