About Us
We help Australian organisations make the right technology decisions.
Cohesis is a Perth-based technology advisory and implementation firm led by Simon Cohen with over 25 years of IT experience. We provide independent advice and hands-on implementation support for local government, manufacturing, health and aged care, and professional and commercial services organisations across Australia.
IT strategy and leadership for organisations that need it most
Independent by design
Our advice is based solely on what is right for your organisation. We assess before we recommend, and we take no commission on the platforms we select for you.
Over 25 years of sector experience
We have worked across local government, manufacturing, health and aged care, and professional services. The advice is built around what your sector is actually judged on, not a generic technology framework.
Strategy through to delivery
We provide the strategic advice and stay involved through delivery. Our Agendis team handles the technical build - one company, one contract, one group of people accountable for the outcome.
Why I Started Cohesis
The gap between enterprise IT leadership and smaller organisations is real. We built Cohesis to close it.
After nearly 30 years working across large global consulting firms and smaller specialist organisations, I founded Cohesis with a specific purpose: to bring enterprise-level IT leadership to the businesses that need it but rarely have access to it.
Those years shaped a clear picture of what smaller organisations were missing. Building teams, delivering complex global projects, navigating cybersecurity and disaster recovery challenges – the pattern was consistent. Larger organisations have dedicated IT leadership. Smaller ones make critical technology decisions without it, often without independent, experienced guidance that makes those decisions reliable.
We exist to close that gap, working with SMEs, local governments, and not-for-profits across Australia who need strategic IT guidance grounded in real-world experience.
Simon Cohen
Founder, Cohesis
About Us
Nearly 30 years across global consulting firms & specialist organisations
Focus
IT strategy, implementation, governance, and change management
Location
Perth, Western Australia
What We Believe
Technology should serve the business, not the other way around. These are the principles that guide every engagement we take on.
Independence first
Our advice is based entirely on what is right for your organisation. This independence is one of the most important things we offer, and we protect it deliberately.
Root causes, not symptoms
We do not treat the presenting problem. We invest time understanding your business properly - your people, processes, and systems - so that solutions address the actual issue rather than its surface expression.
Outcomes over activity
A technology project that delivers a system but not adoption has not delivered value. We measure success by what changes in your operations, not by what we deploy. Every engagement is framed around clear, measurable outcomes.
People make technology work
Most IT projects fail because people were not adequately prepared for the change, not because the technology itself was wrong. Adoption, training, and change management are core to our delivery, not optional add-ons.
Plain language, not jargon
Our clients are business leaders, not IT managers. Every recommendation we make should be explainable clearly to a board. If the reasoning requires technical jargon to hold together, it needs more work.
Strategies built for growth
Technology decisions made today constrain or enable the business in three years. Every roadmap, every vendor recommendation, and every governance framework we develop accounts for where the organisation is going, not just where it is now.
How We Work
Every engagement begins with listening. We invest time understanding your business properly before we make any recommendation. That grounding is what allows us to identify root causes quickly and build solutions that hold up.
Assess
We review where you actually stand, across systems, governance and risk.
Align
We connect your technology decisions to what your organisation is trying to achieve.
Accelerate
We deliver the change and support your team through the adoption.
Who We Work With
We work with organisations that have outgrown their current technology or lack the internal IT leadership to make confident decisions. Most are not looking for more software. They are looking for someone to help them make the right call.
Local Government
Your systems are audited, and findings have a habit of following you from one year to the next. We help you close them, not just log them.
Manufacturing
You have outgrown your spreadsheets and a system that was never built for the way you make things. We help you choose the right MRP or ERP, then make it work on the floor.
Health and Aged Care
Compliance never stops, and the evidence has to be ready whenever someone asks for it. We help you build systems that keep it current, instead of scrambling when the request arrives.
Professional and Commercial Services
You are growing faster than your technology, and nobody internally owns the job of fixing that. We provide the ICT leadership you need without the cost of hiring it.
Our track record
Trusted by Local Governments Across Western Australia
- ERP selection and vendor management
- Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
- vCIO leadership and board reporting
- ICT governance policy development
- Change management for major IT transitions
- OAG-aligned compliance and audit support
Credentials & Partnerships
Our credentials and platform partnerships reflect the depth of our technical capability and our commitment to independent, standards-aligned advice.
WALGA Preferred Supplier
Pre-qualified for local government procurement across Western Australia. Independently assessed for quality, value, and professional standards.
Professional Certifications
Team qualifications across IT service management, project management, and risk governance frameworks applied to every client engagement.
Industry Recognition
Recognised by leading international SaaS vendors and WA local governments for delivery excellence and independent advisory practice.
Meet the team
Professional services firms are only as good as the people doing the work. Our team brings direct, senior experience to every engagement - no junior handoffs, no account managers in the middle.
Simon Cohen
Founder & CIO
Victoria Cohen
Senior Project Manager
Khristeene Gillamac
Business & Systems Analyst
Jaimee Aguilar
Finance & Systems Analyst
James Leyte
Systems Implementation Support
Benjov Casanova
Project Support & Brand Manager
Diovie Calvo
Systems Implementation Consultant
Rizzdel Engalgado
Systems Implementation Support
Jomel Alegre
Power Platform Developer
Jannah Manansala
Quality Assurance & Tester
Gio Garin
Power Platform Developer
Hannah Cohen
project assistant
Insights and Perspectives
We write regularly about IT strategy, technology decisions, and the challenges facing Australian SMEs and local governments. If you want to understand how we think before you get in touch, start here.
The Change Management Process: How to Get People Ready for New Technology
End of Life Software: The Risk Nobody Owns
How to Build a Technology Roadmap
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Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we hear most often from CEOs, COOs, and Operations Directors before they get in touch.
A virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO) is an experienced IT leader who works with your organisation on a part-time or retainer basis. We sit alongside your leadership team, understand your business, and provide the strategic technology direction that most organisations this size do not have access to internally.
Agendis is the brand name for Cohesis' own product suite, and it is also the name of our internal technical team. AgendisRISK, AgendisHR, AgendisTime and AgendisRequest are Cohesis products, built by our Agendis team and licensed through Cohesis. Every client contracts with Cohesis. Agendis Technologies Ltd is a separate legal entity that holds the intellectual property and does not trade with any company other than Cohesis.
With a 30-minute conversation. We use that time to understand your current situation and tell you honestly whether we can help. If we can, we explain what that looks like. If we cannot, we point you in the right direction. There is no obligation and no sales process attached to the first call.
