Bridging the gaps in management resources

(cont’d—page 3)

 

“The motivation of getting into consulting is the opportunity to help others address their organizational issues based on the knowledge and expertise that I have accumulated over the years,” she explains.

 

“The other draw is the challenge to apply my skills and experiences in different situations all the times, every time, since no two consulting assignments are identical no matter how similar they are.  This also means that the nature of our jobs is very stressful; but it is also extremely fulfilling when our client organizations benefit from the successful delivery of your work.”

 

With all this under her belt, Dr Wong then decided to pursue a double doctorate from Open University Malaysia (OUM)’s business school, and the IT faculty of Université de La Rochelle, France.

 

“The subject of interest in my doctorate study is business project management, which is directly related to my work.  In my last 20 years of project management work, it is puzzling why sometimes a certain project management approach works and sometimes it does not,” Dr Wong says of her research project.

 

“It is as if there is no systematic way to ensure project success.  In other words, there is a need to look into the theoretical foundation of business project management, so that we can make better sense out of what we do in order to do it better.”

 

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