Why We Need a National Project Management Professional Body in Nigeria

There are laws and code of ethics guiding the practices of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and other established professions in Nigeria. These professional disciplines also have national bodies and associations that represent its practitioners, and monitor and maintain the standard of its profession. Project Management, though a relatively new and growing profession, has been globally accepted as a professional discipline that is applied to many aspects of an organization’s strategic plan.

Project management is now one the most sought after professional skills in the world. There are lots of projects of various sizes and complexities going on in Nigeria, both in the private and public sectors leading to a high demand for Project Managers within the country.

Nigeria needs to set up a national body representing the interests of project, program and portfolio management practitioners within the country.

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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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