Jerry Ihejirika is an online agency and we are dedicated to promote and advance the culture and practice of project management in Nigeria and foster professionalism in the management of projects in Africa.
There have been a lot of sub-standard, abandoned and failed projects in the past but if we do not focus on how to improve the success rate of future projects, then a lot of scarce resources will be wasted and the success rate of executed projects will continue to decline.
So, I will be sharing with you some tips on how we can improve, regulate and monitor and control the practice of project management in Nigeria.
1. Set Up a Body That’s Backed by Law
A body or association needs to be set up that is empowered by law to regulate, monitor and control the practice of project execution, maintenance, and management in Nigeria. The goal is to promote the production of high-quality projects, and reduce the high rate of sub-standard, abandoned and failed projects that we have witnessed in the country by ensuring that only certified project managers are allowed to practice in Nigeria. There has been improvement here though as we now have a registered National Association of Project Management Professionals (NAPMP), but the duties and responsibilities of the association as regarding project management in Nigeria is still yet unknown.
2. Improve The Growth of Our Local Project Management Industry
A lot of projects are still been awarded to foreign firms some of which could have been handled by our local firms. This is hampering the growth of our project management industry. Some of these foreign firms, most especially the Chinese firms, use their own citizens as both the project teams and laborers leading to a non-transfer of needed technical knowledge to our local project managers. The more we improve our industry, the more we create job opportunities for aspiring project managers.
3. Conduct Professional Accreditation
The quality of our future project managers depend much on the quality of education they receive. We need to conduct professional accreditation on tertiary institutions (universities and polytechnics) and training centers for the project management profession. We need to re-evaluate the subjects or courses being offered to our students and the level of industrial training (IT) they receive. We also need to fish out and eliminate fake and sub-standard training centers.
4. Conduct Professional Examinations
Professional examinations need to be conducted that when passed, will offer the project manager license to practice the profession. If possible, an independent professional body should be set up to organize such examinations. The body should also have a secured and up-to-date database of persons who have passed such examinations and are licensed to practice the profession as this would help to easily fish out persons with fake or expired license.
5. Offer Membership Package
A membership club should be established that would consist of project management students, practitioners, professionals and consultants. The club would also offer networking and ideas-sharing opportunities.
6. Continuous Professional Development
There should be continuous professional development for the registered members and licensed persons. This will help them stay up-to-date on the latest developments happening within the project management industry.
7. Establish a Project Management Resource Centre
There should be access to an online centre where ideas, knowledge, experiences, research, and opinions of project management professionals and news on the project management industry will be shared on a regular basis. There can also be subscription-based hard copy magazines.
8. Organize Workshops and Conferences
Workshops, conferences and seminars are a must if we must improve the project management industry. These events can be organized by project management organizations or professionals.
Whether it is through sharing knowledge, ideas, news, or opinions, or bringing you together with the right people in the industry, Jerry Ihejirika will help transform Nigeria through project management!
Have I missed something on how we can improve, regulate, monitor and promote the practice of project management in Nigeria? Share it in the comment section.
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