Asset-intensive industries face mounting pressure to manage complex contractor workforces safely and efficiently during operational transitions. Traditional verification, onboarding, and offboarding processes - built on spreadsheets and
fragmented systems - create data quality issues, integration challenges, and inconsistent work management practices that directly impact asset reliability and site safety performance.

This presentation examines how digital transformation addresses these challenges. We'll explore industry-wide workforce management pitfalls before diving into INPEX Australia's real-world journey: achieving reliable data governance, seamless technology integration, and standardised contractor management processes - all while earning workforce trust and laying a critical foundation for an AI-enabled future.

• Why spreadsheets and data silos create governance failures and risk across contractor ecosystems
• Integration and standardisation challenges: disconnected systems undermine operational readiness during transitions and asset reliability
• The new paradigm: real-time data quality through digital workforce assurance
• Overcoming data governance challenges: establishing accuracy and trust in legacy systems
• Technology integration strategy and standardising contractor management processes during operational transition
• Measurable outcomes, change management lessons, and future AI integration roadmap