Project and Operational Report

PROJECT MANAGERS DEVELOPMENT

ASSOCIATION YOUNG CREW

YEAR 2015

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WHO WE ARE

Young Crew is a key component

of IPMA's growth and

development of the leaders of

tomorrow. It is the premier global

network for young professionals

enthusiastic about project

management, a platform for

young project management

professionals and students up to

the age of 35.

Members of IPMA’s Young

Crew have:

Access to specific information in

the area of project management

Access to Young Crew events at

reduced prices

Obtaining and sharing knowledge

Dialogue with experienced project

managers

Direct contact with

representatives from the industry

and other sectors

Exchange of experiences

Integration into an international

network of young project

managers

Chance to further development of

your own ideas

Support thesis of scientific

research in the area of project

management

Lots of fun!

ABOUT PMDAN YOUNG CREW

Introduction of PMDAN Young

Crew

The Project Managers

Development Association of

Nigeria (PMDAN) Young Crew is

an opportunity to get to know

young and project-oriented

people across the nation and

around the world! The PMDAN

Young Crew is the Nigeria

Member Association of

International Project

Management Association (IPMA)

Young crew.

Young Crew and PMDAN

Project Managers Development

Association of Nigeria (PMDAN)

Young crew is a component for

the development of leading

project managers. The main goals

of PMDAN Young Crew are to:

Provide a ground for

project management

knowledge and

experimental learning

Identify the needs of the

young

Provide opportunities for

interaction and

information exchange.

MEASURABLE PROJECTS

OUTPUT

The highlights of projects output

Young Crew Nigeria projects have

successfully reached more than 150

potential young project managers

within the space of six months with

different meetings and initiatives

Different trainings have been done at

which huge succcess were recorded,

training such as, 1. How to write a

good Curriculum Vitae 2. Project

Management training 3. Microsoft

Projec training 4. Communication skills

5. Institutional Young Crew Summit

We have engaged 2 top political

leadership figures, 6 technocrats and

academia on the subject of: The Myths

of Project Management: A

contemporary issue of Project

Management in Nigeria

We have both physically and virtually

reached an estimate of over 30,000

young people using the media

platforms to engage and educate them

on the contemporary issues of project

management in Nigeria

After a test assessment, 2 of the

Young Crew members at institutional

level were given full sponsorship for a

Project Management software training

organized by El-demuz Global

Concepts Limited Portharcourt Nigeria

which is an engineering, training and

consulting firm

A summit, the Speak To Young

Managers was organized which

involved 100 participants, 5 project

management experts from different

industries; the initiative gave rise to

busting the myths of project

management, which lecture was

delivered by Meg Infiorati. PhD

(Project Management Consultant,

U.S.A)

We have provided institutional

mentorship and human resources

support to two higher institutions in

East Nigeria on establishing young

crew namely; Federal University of

Technology, Owerri and Federal

University of Technology, Minna.

YC VISION AND MISSION

THE VISION:

Offering great opportunities

to build professional network

around the world and cross

industry and giving a

platform to acquire and

showcase student

competencies in project

management.

How do we achieve this?

THE MISSION:

Exchange experiences with

experts in project

management through virtual

meetings, networking,

recommendations and social

media enhancement

Engaging and integrating

students into project

management competition

and scholarships both locally

and internationally such as

the International Project

Management Championship,

Global e-Collaboration

Competition (GeCCo) etc.

Organize young project

managers’ workshop such as

the National Young Crew

workshop and summit,

Global Young Crew

Workshop etc.

Championing the platform to

exhibit project excellence

through the annual IPMA

Young Project Managers

Award

We do these through the

involvement of both potential

and established young managers

in tertiary institutions and

different related industries.

YOUNG CREW NIGERIA ‘SPEAK TO YOUNG MANAGERS’ SUMMIT TAGGED “THE MYTH OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A CONTEMPORARY ISSUE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA” HELD AT T.I FRANCIS AUDITORIUM FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE ONDO STATE NIGERIA. JUNE 10, 2015. PHOTO CREDIT: young crew Nigeria

YOUNG CREW NIGERIA ENGAGING TRAINING ON HOW TO WRITE CV AND THE LAUNCHING OF THE PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR HELD AT GNS BUILDING LECTURE THEATRE; FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE ONDO STATE NIGERIA. FEBRUARY 10, 2015 PHOTO CREDIT: young crew Nigeria

HURRAY!!! NIGERIA YOUNG CREW IS ESTABLISHED

OUR ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

OUR ACTIVITIES

Progress Report

Young Crew Nigeria implemented

training on Effective Writing of

Curriculum Vitae.

EFFECTIVE WAY OF WRITING

CV

The Young Crew Nigeria training

of, ‘Effective way of writing CV’

was held at the GNS Building,

Federal University of Technology,

Akure, Ondo state Nigeria on 20th

February 2015.

The training marked the first

edition of the young crew training

activity for the year which was a

platform for the members to know

what effective CV is all about, its

do’s and don’ts. At the end all

participants were able to

writing a good CV.

proof-reading for spelling,

punctuation, grammar and

meaning.

-read a “bad CV” and

suggested ways of improving it.

personal qualities.

CV

and capabilities to effectively

depict their best professional

image.

This training featured 41

members.

The summit participants

reaffirmed the importance of

having a good CV.

The CV trainer was the Young

Crew Head, Mr. Oluwaseyi

Sodola.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PLANNING TRAINING

The training was done in the

same location and venue on 13th

March, 2015; Project

Management Planning was

trained at which GeCCo 2013

case study was used as a case

study, the training was done in 3

different training meetings, The

Project Work Breakdown

Structure was also trained at

which Project Scheduling

sequencing with Project

Integration were analysed and

trained.

The training featured 35

members at which at the end of

the training participants knew how to:

1. Establish the parameters

and different

requirements of a project.

2. Plan the different

subsections or areas of

the project to ensure that

adequate interface

management is in place.

3. Execute the plans

according to requirements

and legal framework

governing the state and

country the project is

expected to be executed.

4. Control all aspects of the

project: human

resources, financial,

quality, communication,

risk, stakeholders and any

other area.

5. Close the project after

ensuring that all the

requirements have been observed.

The trainer was the Project

Director of Young Crew FUTA,

Mr. Ajijola Gbolahan

COMMUNICATION SKILL

TRAINING

The training was held at the

same venue, GNS Building SAAT

extension, FUTA on April 12th

2015.

The trainer was able to inform

that Project managers spend a

lot of time communicating with

individuals and groups.

In fact, it's been estimated

that project manager's spend

90% of their time on

communication related

activities!

This makes sense when you

consider that communication

overlaps with most aspects of a

project manager's job. From

assigning tasks to team members

to providing status updates, a

project manager is constantly

communicating.

A project manager with good

communication skills ends up

amplifying the effectiveness of

everyone he interacts with. This

greatly increases the likelihood of

his project meeting or exceeding

stakeholder expectations.

Likewise, if a project manager's

communication skills aren't up to

par, there is a much higher

probability that his project will

not be successful.

Since communication plays a

vital role in the success or failure

of your project, it's important for

you to spend time improving

your communication skills.

At the end of the training

participants were able to

understand more on:

1. Active Listening

In first place is our ability to listen

to and understand others.

Listening to the words and the

meaning behind their words, not

interrupting or letting our minds

wander, asking questions to check

understanding and observing non-

verbal signals.

The benefits include getting

people to open up, and due to that

lots of misunderstandings and

conflicts can be resolved.

2. Building Relationships

Based on Trust and Respect

Trust and respect are the

cornerstones of personal

relationships. They are earned,

not a right, and come from an

experience of our honesty,

integrity and expertise.

3. Setting Clear Priorities

In third spot is a project

manager's ability to convey the

strategy for their team - by

setting goals, planning and

prioritising. He called this the

what, who, when, where, why and

how of the project. Team

members should understand both

the big picture and the lower level

technical priorities.

4. Enabling Collaboration

In a collaborative environment,

team members support and

encourage each other rather than

focusing solely on their tasks and

responsibilities. They are willing to

co-operate and share information,

ideas and assets to help each

other. The result can be greater

than the sum of its parts.

5. Conveying the

Organisation's Vision

Explaining the bigger picture

helps team members understand

where the project fits within the

overall aims of your business unit

and organisation. Senior

executives focus on the triple

bottom line - finance,

environment, reputation - this is

where they expect your project to

make a difference.

The trainer was the head

Education and Training Team, Mr.

Daniel Joseph.

SPEAK TO YOUNG MANAGERS

SUMMIT

This was first of its kind Young

Crew Students’/Professionals

Project Management Forum in

Nigeria tagged, “SPEAK TO

YOUNG MANAGERS (STYM)”

which was held on the 10th June,

2015 by 10 a.m at Theodore

Idibiye Francis Auditorium,

Federal University of Technology,

Akure. This initiative benefited

100 young upcoming managers

by engaging them with 5 project

management expertise

addressing problems arising from

different sector of Nigeria

economy in the field of project

management.

At the end of the summit this was

the submission.

Communiqué statement

1. The 1st Speak To Young

Managers Summit was held at

the Federal University of

Technology, Akure on 10th June

2015 by the International

Project Management Association

Young Crew FUTA chapter.

2. The underlying objectives of the

summit are to fully understand

the issues, devise actionable

plans for handling them (i.e.

communiqués, policy statements

or plans of action) and to secure

commitment from youths and

relevant stakeholders to act.

3. The summit was attended by

delegates from various sectors in

Ondo state, Niger and Lagos

4.

5.

6.

7.

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state in Nigeria. Organizations

such as Nigerian Society of

Engineers, Nigerian Institute of

Builders, Nigerian Institute of

Quantity Surveyors, Federal

University of Technology Akure

and The Ondo State Government

were all active in the summit.

9.

10. The panellists include:

1. Builder Dare Charles (The

Chairman, Nigerian Institute of

Building Ondo state)

2. Engineer Jide Atandeyi (The

Chairman of Akure Branch,

Nigerian Society of Engineers),

3. Professor E. Okoko (Faculty

Dean of School of Management

and Technology FUTA)

4. Mr. Ayodele E.O, MNIQS

(The Ondo state Chairman,

Nigeria Institute of Quantity

Surveyors)

5. Mr. Gboye Adegbenro (The

Honourable Commissioner for

Works Ondo state)

Other guest speakers that

honoured the summit are:

Mr. OMONORI ABAYOMI

Lecturer, Project Management

Technology, FUTA

Mr. ALADE KEHINDE

Lecturer, Project Management

Technology, FUTA

MR ABIOLA OSHUNNIYI

(Plenary Moderator)

Education and Training officer, IPMA

YC NIGERIA

MRS MEG INFIORATI (Ph.D)

(Project Management Consultant

U.S.A)

The welcome address was given by

the Vice Chancellor of Federal

University of Technology, Akure, duly

represented by the Deputy Vice

Chancellor Academics while the key

note was given by MRS MEG

INFIORATI (Ph.D).

The summit agreed that many people

go about with a set of beliefs about

project Management. These myths

are identified as

1. Planning is an unproductive,

bureaucratic waste of time

2. Sponsors don't have time to write

charters

3. Project management is pure paper

work.

4. Project Management certification

is a must.

5. Learning is mostly in the class

room.

The summit established that:

A group of companies should

establish or adopt a professional

body to standardize project

management in all sectors of the

economy in order to ensure best

practices of project.

Project Management is not

paperwork but that paperwork is a

tool to get things done sustainably

and successfully. It established

that paperwork is

only a guide to achieve ones goal.

As such Project Managers should

understand that paperwork would

not execute the Project.

Books can only teach people

“What? And Why?” but cannot

teach “How?”

A Project team leader is a project

Manager and a project manager’s

role is to bring together all the

professionals in a project to

ensure that their duty is duly

delivered. This is because project

management has been developed

in advance countries. This

misconception is not true, Project

Management compliments all

other professionals and vice

versa. As such we should realize

that project Management exists as

a profession.

University curriculum should be

reviewed more often due to the

changing nature of project

management.

Project Management is not

compulsory as a first degree but it

would help in the application of

knowledge. Students are also

advised to specialize in areas of

project management.

There are lots of cultural

differences in Nigeria and this has

an impact on projects. Language

specifically becomes a problem

and as such it is recommended

that project manager learn the

language of areas they are

working on or at least hire

someone who speaks such

language as a part of their team.

It is necessary to be a part of a

body or an institute in order to

gain recognition.

Students should endeavor to

volunteer in organizations in order

to get the needed experience to

improve knowledge and be ready

for work after graduation.

That certification is not a must but

it is necessary to prove ones

competencies, it is a door opener

but does not prove an historic

track record of success. Long term

career success depends on the

person not the credentials.

Agreed that when a sponsor is too

busy to have enough time to write

an overview of what the project

manager is required to do, then

the project does not worth it.

Agreed that a successful project

does not begin by execution but

with a plan, the absence of

planning creates haphazard

advancement on execution.

Accept that public private

partnership has moved from

sustainable development goals to

millennium development goals.

However, in the Nigerian

consent, meeting this goal is like

a mirage. As such, Nigeria needs

to reconsider and reset its goals.

That Companies and Business

executive stakeholders should

shift focus from strategies and

processes to team behaviors and

project execution. It is

recommended that

standardization of organizations

must take into consideration the

human factor.

PMDAN YOUNG CREW EMPOWERS

MEMBERS

PMDAN Young Crew awards Scholarship to

Committed members.

On our first official meeting for the first half of the

year, the Young Crew Board decided to empower

members with a scholarship, the scholarship was

to sponsor 2 members of the YC for a specialized

Software packaged Training (Microsoft Project,

Primavera , Prosper , ellipse, Petrel, PDMS ,

HYSY, CEASER 2).

June 24th, 2015 an assessment test was

conducted based on 2 different areas,

1. Knowledge of previous YC trainings

2. Knowledge of IPMA and YC FUTA.

The method for selection process were personal

contributions to the growth of young crew,

attendance at meetings, financial

commitment/membership were all used in the

selection process.

After evaluation we finally had a winner who was

Mr. Ajibade Quadri with a total score of 69% and

Miss. Temitope Sokoya who was selected as a

consensus agreement.

They were enrolled for the training which started

on 22nd of June and concluded on 27th of June

2015.

Cross sectional pictures of Young Crew Summit

tagged, “Speak to Young Managers

OUR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

– think local Act global

The International Project Management Association Young Crew

Presents

The 2015 edition of the Global

eCollaboration Competition

The Global eCollaboration Competition (GeCCo) is an international virtual 24-hour case study competition organized by IPMA

Young Crew that has 4 year long tradition. It is well known that Global eCollaboration

Competition (GeCCo) is more than international project management case study competition – it is a unique

opportunity to experience international team work in digital environment.

GeCCo 2015 which took place on 7th/8th November gathered 95 participants from

18 countries. This year GeCCo brings many novelties that will create additional value to both participants and GeCCo fans in

virtual and multicultural project management and upgrade the whole

event. Since September 23rd, GeCCo has its own website as part of IPMA Young Crew platform www.become.pm. Website

contains all information about this virtual team competition with 4-year-long

tradition.

GeCCo Academy has been introduced before the competition to be the first step

on the way to help participants to prepare better for the competition and master skills needed for global multicultural teamwork

through serial of articles and video lecturers of Keynote Speakers. First GeCCo

Academy Keynote Speaker was Miguel Carvalho e Melo, General Manager at Bright Academy that shared with GeCCo

community his overview of teams, virtual teams and teamwork advices.

13 distinguish Members of Project Management Community made GeCCo

2015 Jury Committee and for the first time in the competitions history, the head of

certification board of PMDAN (Gregory Akhibi) was a member of this Jury committee. They gathered to work hard on

new team assessment model and process improvements. Jury Committee members

decided on the best performing teams and announced them on 12th December at the Award ceremony. Superbly, PMDAN YC

members were among the winners for the second year in a row

The countries that participated are:

Slovenia, Italy, Serbia, Austria, Spain, Latvia, Nigeria, Chile, Peru, Poland,

Russia, Finland, Croatia, Germany, Dominican Republican, Lithuania, The

Netherlands and Guatemala.

The support of Local Organizers from

national Young Crews was extremely important and they worked hard to prepare for the competition and be on

disposal to participants for all information needed. The Local Organizer for

Nigeria in GeCCo 2015 was our amazing Abiola Oshuniyi

GeCCo brought more than unique experience to participants – the reward for

the best teams chosen by the members of Jury Committee is IPMA Level D certification.

HOW WAS PMDAN YC INVOLVED

From participating in the competition to

being an integral part of the core team, YC

Nigeria have definitely progressed from its

extent of participation last year. This year,

we had PMDAN members participating in

the competition, a local organizer, a jury

committee member and 2 core team

members.

Amazing! Isn’t it? Well…. We can’t say it

wasn’t

Participating in the competition

For 2015, YC Nigeria had 7 members

participating in the competition; the

participants were distributed across

different teams with young crew members

from 17 other countries. For Nigeria, we

had

Opeyemi Fademi

Abiola Oshunniyi

Sobo-West Cheetam

Gamaliel Iheme

Yusuf Oke

Johnson Ogunsan

Tolulope Adibe

This year, we had a PMDAN YC member in

the team that came 3rd place in the

competition. IHEME GAMALIEL was

participating in the competition for the first

time. This is what he had to say

GeCCo is really a collaborative effort,

cohesively harnessing all Project

Management experiences from all team

members while leveraging on the different

time zones.

GeCCo 2015 was really a life time

opportunity to share and experience

project management skills and techniques

with Project Managers from different parts

of the world. I must say GeCCo 2015 was

so techy in nature, having to think and use

different tools and softwares that will help

meet deadlines. In my Team, the

MaGeeCCo Team comprising Gamaliel

Iheme from Nigeria, Stephan Scheel from

Germany, Jose Luis Lorenzo Alvarado

Campos from Perú, Joanna Sampławska

from Poland, Zakhar Kozyrev from Russia

and Bogdan Rakić from Serbia we used

different tools most of which were cloud

based, I even got to know about other

tools such as a tool that helps develop a

fancy WBS. It was really an exciting

experience, so exciting that I won't mind

repeating it again.

My gratitude goes to IPMA for creating this

kind of scheme and PMDAN for giving

Nigeria a voice in the Project Management

world. Personally, I appreciate the efforts

of the Young Crew Leader, Sodola

Oluwaseyi, for bridging the gap that

connected me to GeCCo 2015

Future GeCCo participants especially the

ones coming from Nigeria, I say you would

love the experience, keep developing

yourself so that you would have something

to offer to your team. Develop

communication skills for a global reach and

get all tools needed ready, don't let any

situation limit you,not even the so called

"Nigeria Situation" and offer your best.

Thanks GeCCo

Thanks IPMA

Thanks PMDAN

Congratulation Gamaliel!!!

Yes! We had another winner. Abiola

Oshunniyi won the award of Best

Selfie with the Keynote speaker. Well,

who said GeCCo wasn’t fun…

Jury Committee

The Head of the Certification board of

PMDAN, Gregory Akhibi featured as a

member of the prestigious jury committee

for GeCCo 2015. This is the first time

Nigeria would have its member in the Jury

Committee of the Global e Collaboration

Competition.

Gregory Akhibi (Nigeria) is a

Mechanical Engineering graduate from

University of Benin and holds an MSc in

Construction Project

Management from Heriot Watt

University, UK. The head of the

certification board of PMDAN, he is also a

member of several Project Management

associations and is the current President

of AACE-Nigeria, Port Harcourt Section.

Greg has published a number of papers in

professional journals and he introduced

the “Transfer of Burden” concept in his

paper “Strategic Partnership – An

Imperative for Project Management in

Multiplayer Setting”.

Greg is a passionate project

management practitioner.

We are the Core

Team!!!

Oluwaseyi Sodola and Gbolahan

Ajijola were active members of the Core

team for GeCCo 2015. Again, this is YC

Nigeria first participation in the Core team.

Oluwaseyi Sodola featured alongside

Vlatka Vecerin (Croatia) as the Marketing

and Awards managers for GeCCo, a role

which requires developing and

implementing marketing campaigns using

various marketing tools and different

media resources to ensure that the proper

message is delivered and the visibility of

GeCCo project is increased. While Ajijola

Gbolahan featured alongside Marija

Todorovic (Serbia) as the Jury Managers

for GeCCo 2015, a role which requires the

configuration of Jury Committee and

providing assistance for its activities,

including but not limited to

development/improvement of assessment

model, assessment process and scoring

criteria, assessment of submissions and

selection of winners.

THINK LOCAL, ACT GLOBAL

APPRECIATION TO OUR SPONSORS

AND PARTNERS

The PMDAN YC Nigeria Team is most grateful

to your individual and institutional support and

organizational mentorship to our projects. To

whom much is given, so much more is

expected.

We appreciate the Project Managers

Development Association of Nigeria (PMDAN)

for sponsoring and mentoring this project. The

FUTA Young Crew Executive Board of 2015 is

grateful for such a laudable platform and

awesome opportunity.

We also appreciate the following individual and

organization for their generous support:

The Federal University of Technology,

Akure Ondo state

Nigerian Institute of Building, Ondo state

(NIOB)

Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) Akure

Branch

Dr. Chinwi Mbari Mgbere and PMDAN ExBo

Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors

(NIQS) Ondo state

Professor E. Okoko

Mr. Osomo Aina

Ministry of Works, Ondo state

Young Crew is a key component of

PMDAN/IPMA's growth and development of the

leaders of tomorrow. It is the premier global

network for young professionals enthusiastic

about project management, a platform for

young project management professionals and

students up to the age of 35.

Members of Young Crew have:

· Access to specific information in the area of

project management

· Access to Young Crew events at reduced prices

· Obtaining and sharing knowledge

· Dialogue with experienced project managers

· Direct contact with representatives from the

industry and other sectors

· Exchange of experiences

· Integration into an international network of

young project managers

· Chance to further development of your own

ideas

· Support thesis of scientific research in the area

of project management

· Lots of fun!

There are also competitions at which young crew

members are engaged in such as:

1. Global e-Collaboration Competition

2. Project Management Championship

3. Young Project Managers Award

4. Global Young Crew Workshop

To get along with young crew and her benefits

kindly log on to www.pmdan.org/

www.ipma.ch/young-crew.

E-Mail: youngcrew@pmdan.org

Phone: +2348020952900, +2348160007890