View from a local consultant

Hi Mr Tan
Like what the article said, the money spent is only one part of the equation. The ministry / branch of government using the consultant must get value out of the consultants' delivery and must make sure that they manage these people properly.

I do some consulting work for the government, for specific industry related issues. My job is it identify these issues, put them into something that these govt people can understand, and use to have a sensible discussion with people from the industry to resolve them. Its something they will not be able to get a handle on, or take a very long time to fully comprehend. You can say that I provide external expertise, but nothing unique in the sense if they hire people with the same background with 15 years experience they can have the same in-house view / expertise.

I think I do add value in some respect, in the sense that my work do get used in actual life. I see white elephant projects in cases where money is spent but the deliverable is lousy, or does not make an impact at all in many ways.

Consultant