Interis Consulting Backs Telfer School’s Performance Initiatives with $180,000

December 8, Ottawa, ON:
The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and Interis Consulting announced today that the firm is making an initial contribution of $180,000 to the Telfer School to fund three new academic initiatives involving the study of public sector performance management.

The funding is for a research fellowship, an Interis scholarship for MSc students and a new public sector performance management research cluster at the Telfer School.

Interis is a management consulting firm that was founded in 1996 to assist complex regulated/legislated industries such as the public and financial sectors to increase their ability to address emerging management challenges and strengthen their management frameworks.  

“Promoting a high-performing public sector has always been at the core of our services. This partnership with the Telfer School will give us direct access to leading-edge research on this particular subject and benefit our public sector clients through our advice”, said Denis Godcharles, Chief Executive Officer of Interis.

Professor Swee C. Goh, Ph.D., has been selected as the first Interis Research Fellow. The purpose of this fellowship is to support research in understanding how to achieve effective performance management in public sector organizations.

Commenting on his appointment, Professor Goh said:  “In my view, research in this area is very timely and much needed. Senior managers in government are facing important challenges with an increasing accountability focus and close scrutiny from the public on effective service and program delivery.”

Micheál Kelly, Dean of the Telfer School, added:  “Professor Swee Goh is an excellent choice for this fellowship. He is a distinguished researcher with a very strong focus on the application of research and an outstanding teacher. I have no doubt that as the Interis Research Fellow he will be able to build a dynamic research program that will make a valuable contribution to the management of Canada’s public sector organizations.”

The Interis scholarship will be awarded to a participant in the Telfer School’s Master of Science in Management (M.Sc. in Management) Program. This program builds on the expertise and established research records of professors from the Telfer School in the areas of innovation management and entrepreneurship.

About Interis Consulting

Interis Consulting is one of Canada’s leading management consulting firms with a proven track record of helping clients protect their corporate assets, increase the predictability of their results and pursue new opportunities in the marketplace.

With a complement of 65 full-time employees and over 35 associates; offices in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto; and more than 100 blue-chip clients in the private and public sectors, Interis has become a key advisor to management on emerging challenges and increasing requirements for robust management frameworks.

Selected for three years in a row as one of Ottawa’s top 10 employers by its employees, Interis provides careers in business transformation, risk and management assurance as well as strategic project management services. 

Last updated: December 8, 2008