Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey pushes for legislation to regulate activities of project managers
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication, Kenneth Ashigbey has advocated for legislation to regulate project management practitioners in the country, ABC News can report.
The legislation, he proposed, must ensure a robust regulatory system that will require all project managers to undergo certification before they can be recognised as professionals.
That, in his view, would deepen professionalism in the sector, reduce cases of poorly executed projects and support better project management practices, particularly, in the public sector.
Mr Ashigbey, who is also a certified engineer and a project management practitioner made the call at the maiden Project Management Awards in Accra last Saturday.
“We need to start pushing for legislation that should go to parliament and would expect that before you start handling projects to some particular level, you need to have gone through some certification and be able to demonstrate that there is some work that you should have done to justify your capability.
“You cannot just get up and say you are a doctor when you don’t belong to a grouping and have not been certified. The lawyers also do it. We need to get to that particular point. As we start holding ourselves accountable, we need to also push for the certification of project managers,” he said.
In spite of the absence of legislation, Mr Ashigbey underscored the need for professional groupings in the project management industry to develop a code of ethics for practitioners to uplift standards and protect the image of the profession.
He also encouraged project management practitioners to embrace change and take advantage of technology to enhance their skills to guarantee their relevance in the sector in future.
“We need to hold ourselves accountable to the profession, first with the issue of ethics and ensure that we evaluate ourselves as critically as possible. It is also important for the professional groupings to take centre stage of what is happening and ensuring that our people are living with the ethics of the profession,“
Awards
The maiden edition of the Project Management Awards Ghana, organised by the Management Excellence Foundation and its partners aimed at recognising and celebrating the excellent contributions of project management practitioners to the development of the country.
The ceremony, on the theme, “Rewarding Project Management Excellence in Ghana”, also acknowledged distinguished personalities and institutions that have contributed to the growth of the industry over the years.
It was a night of glitz and glamour as scores of practitioners who have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties mounted one stage to be celebrated.
MTN Ghana stole the show after bagging the Project of the Year and Project Management Company of the Year awards, with its Project Upgrades Manager, McCoy Kpadey also clinching the Project Manager of the Year award.
The company’s Manager for Capital Projects, William Tetteh was also honoured for his distinguished contribution to Organisational Project Management.
Three state institutions – National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana Wild Society, and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority – won the Social Impact Project, Environmental Impact Project, and Innovative Project of Year awards respectively.
A former Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Ing. Boakye Appiah, together with other Project Management Practitioners including Michael Awuah and Jean Asare were also honoured for contributing to the growth of the industry.
In an interview, the Convener and Board Member of the Project Management Awards Ghana, Dickinson Agyapong-Bempa said the initiative aims at throwing spotlight on the industry which has seen significant progress in the last decade.
He expressed confidence that by recognizing the efforts of distinguished players in the industry, standards and excellence would be deepened to further enhance professionalism and impact growth.
He, therefore, urged all the awardees to persist in contributing to the growth of the industry and be ambassadors of the profession to enable it to garner the needed recognition.
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