About Us

Analysis. Insight. Judgement.

IBRS is a boutique Australian ICT and digital advisory company. We help our clients mitigate risk and validate their strategic decisions by providing independent and pragmatic advice that is fit for purpose for their specific business issues.

Formed in 2002, IBRS has a broad client base across all industries.

Through our advisory, assurance and consulting practices, clients engage with IBRS advisors that are able to respond to a broad range of contemporary topics and have deep experience across multiple sectors.

Our high-touch, practical approach enables our clients to develop relationships with advisors, which in turn builds trust and becomes an extension of your staff resources. 

The IBRS model includes frequent contact through regular advisor meetings, inquires, strategic and project reviews. Our clients have access to unlimited inquiry, across all IBRS advisors. In addition, your entire organisation has full and complete access to IBRS’s extensive database.

Our advisory packages start from $22,500 per annum, and include unlimited enquiries, pencil reviews, weekly research and management advisory papers, special reports, invitations to peer events, and whiteboard sessions.

Clients can also engage IBRS for consultancy across digital and ICT strategy development, IT governance, security and risk management, market and customer research and insights, data strategies, change management and assurance.

Our Story

Nick Bowman

In 2002, IBRS was established based on feedback from a number of CIO clients. The vision was to give Australian ICT executives in Australia orgainsations affordable access to research and advice that made sense in Australia. Fast forward to the present day and we have taken that vision even further, providing a service that is accessible across the entire organisation and working closely with the next generation of ICT leaders. 

At IBRS we are also proud to be vendor independent, ensuring that our research agenda is not influenced by vendor investments. 

We would welcome the opportunity to support you and your team and show you how IBRS is a welcome change to other research and advisory services companies.

Nick Bowman,
Founder and CEO
IBRS

Our Team

Nick Bowman

Nick Bowman

CEO & FOUNDER

Nick Bowman

Nick founded IBRS to address a gap in the advisory market for advice that was both practical and in the context of local market conditions.
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Joe Sweeney

Dr Joseph Sweeney

FUTURE OF WORK

Dr Joseph Sweeney

Microsoft, end-user computing, collaboration, low code data, policy, Google, AWS, VMWare, Citrix.
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Mike Mitchelmore

Mike Mitchelmore

ICT STRATEGY & COMMS

Mike Mitchelmore

ICT strategy, program & project management, ICT service delivery, telecommunications.
Research
david beal

David Beal

DATA STRATEGY & AGILE

David Beal

Corporate board advisory, business performance, digital & customer experience, program & project governance, agile.
Research
philip nesci

Dr Philip Nesci

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, CYBER RISK & CLOUD

Dr Philip Nesci

Digital transformation, Cloud strategy & analytics, cyber resilience & risk management, program management.
Research

Mark Unwin

VENDOR GOVERNANCE & ASSET MANAGEMENT

Mark Unwin

Asset management, unified communications, ERP systems design & implementation, software deployment & licensing.
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Callie Evans

Callie Evans

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & PROGRAM ASSURANCE

Callie Evans

Business & digital transformation, customer experience strategy, workforce engagement & development, project & program assurance
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Peter Sandilands

Peter Sandilands

CYBER & RISK

Peter Sandilands

Cyber security, risk & compliance
Research
Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper

IT FINANCE & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Andrew Cooper

IT management, strategy, governance and program & portfolio management, architecture.
Research

Vindu Puri

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS

Vindu Puri

Digital transformation, architecture, enterprise solutions, automation strategies, software development, deployment.
Research
Margaret Tjhin

Margaret Tjhin

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

Margaret Tjhin

Ensuring IBRS clients get the best value for their service.
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Jenny Shiels

Jenny Shiels

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Jenny Shiels

Senior account executive for NSW and ACT.
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Francesca Goad

SALES CONSULTANT

Francesca Goad

Growing the IBRS business in Australia and New Zealand.
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James Turner

James Turner

CIO CYBER & RISK NETWORK

James Turner

IBRS emeritus advisor who specialised in cyber security and risk and facilitates the CIO Cyber and Risk Network on behalf of IBRS.
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Irene Pimentel

Irene Pimentel

ICT OUTSOURCING

Irene Pimentel

News and information on the global IT Outsourcing market.
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