Murali has over 30 years’ experience locally, nationally and internationally, in advising executives, management and organisations, and delivering strategic, operational and transformational projects and programs across numerous industry sectors. His clients include federal, state, territory and local government, not-for-profits and a wide range of commercial entities from multi-national corporations to family-owned companies and private micro-enterprises.

During his career, Murali has led and successfully delivered diverse engagements including strategic transformations, organisational restructuring, operational efficiency improvement, rapid-response risk remediation, go/no go assessments for critical services, business cases to drive strategic outcomes, and independent review and advisory across programs and projects.

He is considered a trusted advisor by his clients who often say that they get his advice and oversight on their endeavours in order to “keep the consultants honest”.

Identifying and responding to client needs while providing a personal connection are key to Murali’s approach, and ensuring that his understanding of industry, market forces, and the unique needs and aspirations of his clients are combined to deliver right-sized, real-world solutions that deliver tangible and ongoing results.

Murali is skilled in engaging with management and staff at all levels, and builds strong relationships that support and enable strategic and operational goals. He is well versed in change management and organisational change, and in ensuring that the effects of improvement initiatives endure and continue to provide realised benefits for his clients year on year.

A sample of Murali’s work includes:

• Supporting the merger of two prominent South Australian Universities
• Business case for the expansion of a not-for-profit
• IT and digital strategy development, technology capability reviews, support and technology future-proofing for a Group of Eight University, State Police Force, superannuation fund, national telecommunications provider, state and federal government, and a luxury cosmetics brand
• Technology program and system reviews for multiple state and federal government departments, including health, child protection, transport, and land and water acquisition and management
• Asset management improvement for territory department and a leading university
• Benefit realisation improvement in education and healthcare organisations 
• Operational go-live readiness review for a new tertiary hospital
• Setup of PMO for a major statewide healthcare transformation
• Implementation advice and support for system development and rollout in oil and gas organisation
• Support for sustainable business model for a scientific research services organisation and a luxury goods retailer
• Reporting and KPI framework development for a defence organisation
• Change control and management approach for a statewide shared services provider
• Business performance improvement and cost reduction for a major winemaker and a number of health networks
• Support in preparation for the private equity takeover of an international wine and spirits producer
• Business continuity and disaster recovery strategy for emergency services organisation and rail transport services provider
• Procurement advisory and vendor evaluation support for rail transport services provider, oil and gas organisation, and mining and resources organisation 
• Business unit restructuring for a steel manufacturer and state worker injury insurer
• Business process mapping, requirements gathering and improvement for numerous clients including multi-state pathology services provider, multiple healthcare local networks and state worker injury insurer
• Requirements assessment for logistics and agribusiness hub