About Z Ware

Z Ware helps organisations modernise with clarity and confidence.

We work in complex environments where risk matters and decisions have long-term consequences. Our role is to help leaders see reality, make sound decisions, and move forward with confidence.

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Our point of view

Modernisation is not a technology problem alone.

It is shaped by architecture, teams, and decision-making. Sustainable progress comes from clarity, practical design, and removing the constraints that slow the delivery for value.  

Our Mission

After working for years in the software industry and witnessing a growing trend of customers being treated as commodities, Phill believed it could and should be done differently. Stepping out on his own in 2011, and working out of a Melbourne garage with a second-hand laptop, Z Ware was born. Z Ware had a single clear and simple mission:

BUILD TRUSTED, COLLABORATIVE AND TRANSPARENT PARTNERSHIPS THAT DELIVER TO ENABLE OUR PARTNERS TO MEET THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS.

Since then, organisations have seen the value in this mission and Z Ware has grown to encompass multiple levels of industry, corporate and government partners.

We share knowledge and ideas with other software industry professionals and providers and provide honest and open expertise that enables our partners to deliver. We have established a dedicated team of people working across Australia to continue to deliver on our mission.

What we stand for

Trust

Judgment over rules and incentives; decisions based on the long term, not short term; wise decisions despite ambiguity; treating root causes rather than treating symptoms.

Integrity

Collaborate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures; admit mistakes freely and openly; seek what is best for partners and Z Ware rather than what is best for yourself or your group.

Communication

Open calm, candid, helpful, collaborative and timely feedback to peers; learn rapidly and eagerly; contribute effectively and seek alternate perspectives.

Courage

Challenge prevailing assumptions and suggest better approaches; thrive to change; accomplish amazing amounts of important work; demonstrate consistently strong performance.

Passion

Inspire others; be tenacious and optimistic, quietly confident and openly humble; make your peers better.

Who we work with

We work with organisations of all shapes and sizes but specialise with enterprise and government that operate in complex and constrained environments. They engage Z Ware when clarity is needed before action.

Where we add value

When delivery feels slow or risky
When architecture is limiting progress
When confidence in plans is low
When leaders need a clear path forward