Recap of the 3rd National Project Management Conference – ProMaCon 2011
September 29, 2011 - 2:38 pm
The third edition of the National Project Management conference ProMaCon 2011 with the theme “Project Management and Leadership: Partnership for Project Success” held from the 20th to the 21st of September 2011 at the Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja.
The 2-day Conference which provided an excellent opportunity for networking and knowledge sharing among practicing and intending Project Managers featured keynotes, technical presentations, break outs and exhibitions. The event lived up to its billing as the largest gathering of project professionals in West Africa as it witnessed huge turnout of participants from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government, Private Enterprises, Multi-national Corporations, Industries as well as the Academia.
Under the chairmanship of Chief Oluwole Adeosun (OON), the opening address was delivered by Mr. Taopheek Babayeju (ProMaCon Programme Director) followed by Mr. Deji West (President, PMI Lagos Nigeria) who delivered the Institutional Address while Engr. Oluwatoyin Jokosenumi (Group Head, EPMO CBN) delivered the goodwill message on behalf the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria. The keynote was delivered by Dr. Umar Bindir (Director General, National Office for Technology Acquisition & Promotion – NOTAP), Engr. Ahmed Mansur (Director General, Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission – ICRC) delivered the guest presentation.
The sessions featured presentations by Mr. J.O. Ajanlekoko (President, Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria), Mr. Daniel Adewumi (Knowledge Mgt. Lead, PMI IDCoP). Others were Mr. Mike O’ Brochta (Managing Director, Zozer Inc USA), Dr. Chima Okereke (Managing Director, Total Technology Consultants) Mrs. Adedoyin Odunfa (Managing Director, Digital Jewels), Dr. Udechukwu Ojiako (Lecturer, University of Southampton), Mr. Paul Onwuanibe (Managing Director, Landmark Group), Mr. Tope Fasua (Managing Director, Global Analytics Consulting) and Mr. Lambert Ofoegbu (Member OPM3 Advisory Group and Lead Consultant, PM Foresight).
The highpoint of the conference was the Project Management Stakeholders’ Forum anchored by Mr. Ike Nwankwo (CEO Distinct Management) which had the following resolutions:
There was an overwhelming endorsement for the adoption of a national project management professional body for Nigeria.
The broad agreement of the functions of the national body is to Promote, Accredit, Regulate, Educate with respect to Project Management in Nigeria.
The Stakeholders mandated the professional body to pursue the requirements and support from the Federal Government to facilitate its recognition on the national landscape and the Association of Professional bodies of Nigeria.
Project Management Stakeholders urged ProMaCon to create more avenues for capacity enhancement, such as quarterly workshops, seminars.
Stakeholders Advocated for the development of a technology driven project management framework for the delivery public projects.
In conclusion, it was agreed that the steering team of professional body should report back to the Stakeholders within the next 90days on its progress.
ProMaCon 2011 was project managed by iCentra and organised in collaboration with PMI Nigeria. Sponsored by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mediabloc Consulting Group & Realscope Holdings; supported by Savant Integrated Concepts Ltd, Ocean Midas, PM Foresight and PM Forum. Exhibitors were: Oil & Gas Soft Skills, Opex Consulting, PMI IDCoP and iCentra Consulting.
As it has been a regular practice since the first edition in 2009, a communiqué capturing the many astute recommendations to the Private Sector and Government on how to institutionalize project management and use it to drive national development was published. It is worthy of note that the recent decision by the federal Government to strengthened and professionalize the practice of project management in government circles is in line with the persistent call by ProMaCon, published in its previous communiqués.
TAOPHEEK BABAYEJU
Programme Director
