About Us
As a smaller team of experienced professionals, you and your people will find it easier to quickly start to solve problems with us.
Our creative and engaging ways to help teams make meaningful and enduring change are both fun and outcomes-focused.
key DIFFERENTIATORS
The Things That Set Us Apart
Flexibility and a willingness to adapt in a more agile world is critical. Here are some of the the things about us that you might find useful:
An advisory-focused SME that you can rely on.
You can rely on us to take the time to make sure we have the problem statement right and that the team is on-board for the journey. The technology comes when we need it.
People-centric and business focused.
Our focus is on the people, with process and technology as enablers. If people feel that they have been heard, and if they’re part of a solution, they are more engaged.
Over 50-years of collective experience.
People have trusted us to help them solve problems across many industries, including Government. Our experience enables us to guide people effectively and talk about what others have done well.
We are proud to be a local SME.
We call home the beautiful river city of Brisbane in the state of Queensland in Australia.
Why Salient?
Our expertise is deep, and the breadth of our imagination is wide.
If a nimble, flexible, and technology savvy advisor is what you need, that is us.
Our experience guides us
Our toolklit includes seven different steps. It is designed to assist us in leading teams through solving complex business problems.
Starting with the end in mind is important to us. When this is clear, it is then time to get people talking, to make their frustrations known, and to begin working on framing Design Challenges to remove or accept the barriers they face.
Your people need to be complicit in the solutions to their problems. By framing Design Challenges, we create an alignment of solutions to problems and the people that can solve them. We encourage them to collaborate with others on creative solutions.
Every business is a people business.
Nimble and flexible
We are nimble and flexible
As a smaller team, you will find us to be very flexible and accommodating of change. Some bumps in the road are expected, so anticipating, encouraging, and leveraging the discovery of new opportunities is key.
You can rely on us to adjust what we do to get the right outcome – without sacrificing results on the alter of process.
Let us show you how we would approach your challenges around
people,
process, and/or
technology
If you are ready for an obligation-free introductory conversation to discuss your challenges, please get in touch and we will talk you through how we could help.
Our team
Cheryl Jensen
Director
Cheryl boasts almost three decades of hands-on experience collaborating with Government clients. Her expertise spans various technological domains, having worked with several leading vendors in the field.
Cheryl excels in facilitating effective communication, aiding individuals in expressing their requirements and concepts. She thrives in collaborative settings, leveraging teamwork to tackle challenges using innovative technological solutions.
With a keen understanding of the distinctive hurdles encountered by governmental entities, Cheryl has a proven track record of delivering solutions that enhance outcomes for both Government agencies and citizens alike, including Utilities and Mining.
Des Fisher
Director
With almost 30 years of experience in the IT industry with three major technology vendors, Des has performed a number of different roles in technology, industry, sales, and innovation, both in Australia and Asia Pacific and Japan.
Des has an excellent working understanding of technology and enjoys finding ways to solve problems with existing and emerging technologies. He is adept at explaining, simply, how business can leverage technology.
Des has mainly focused on assisting Government through his career in federal and state. He has, more recently, worked with Mining, Retail, and Manufacturing customers. In all his roles, Des has been customer-facing and involved in successful teams.
Cheryl has completed this course.
Des has completed this course.
Salient Advisory Services, Brisbane, Australia. ABN 55 677 595 032