Academia
In recognition of her work experience, academic qualifications and board experience, Kersti has been awarded the title of Adjunct Professor, by RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia). In this role, Kersti is responsible for enabling a cross-flow of information, ideas and energy between RMIT University, industry and society.
Kersti’s Doctoral Thesis
"Development of a Method to Improve the Definition and Alignment of Intangible Project Outcomes with Tangible Project Outputs"
Thesis – Summary
Full Thesis (PDF 1.8MB)
Thesis Research Report Note, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2008) View the abstract here
Current research Interests
- The Application of Program Management to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)
- Defining and Aligning Program/Project Outcomes, Benefits and Outputs
- Research Strategy Development (Action Research)
Current supervisory responsibilities
Candidate : Doctor of Project Management (DPM) degree, RMIT University
Candidate’s Research Project Title : Reconciling an organisation’s learning capability with knowledge strategy formation in a project/program management setting: A model to bridge the normative and descriptive divide in capacity planning for sustainable advantage.
Committees
2008-2010: Member, Working Group, Standards Australia ISO 21500 Guide to Project Management
Find out more about the drafting of the standard
Member, Program Committee, 8th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM) 2009, Valletta, Malta