The Case for a National Project Management Professional Body in Nigeria

The definition of a professional body, as sourced from Wikipedia, is as follows: A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.

From the above definition, one can deduce that the core roles of a professional body is: to maintain control of the legitimate practice of the profession, to safeguard the public interest, to represent the interest of its practitioners, to act to maintain their own privileged and powerful position as a controlling body, and to act as a membership association for professionals in the discipline.

Nigeria needs to set up a National Project Management Professional Body. The aim of this professional body should be to effectively monitor all federal projects (or public sector projects) from start to finish, to regulate and promote project management best practices, and to represent and connect project management professionals and practitioners across all sectors of the country.

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