EXPOSED: REASONS WHY INEC FAILED PLUS MORE FACTS ABOUT ELECTION AS A PROJECT

A project is a temporary endeavor set out to provide unique product, service or result (deliverable) and it is progressively elaborated. Election is a typical example of a project and it should be managed in a professional way.

Nigeria election project, is it managed professionally? Does this project have Election Project Management Plan? Do the project managers understand the Enterprises Environmental Factors?

If we could recall, we have been postponing election in Nigeria for the past few years now; this shows that there is a gap somewhere in the process and the conduct of the elections.

This brings me to ask these questions: Is there any document of the past failure in the election process and the conduct? Lesson learned is important in project management, documenting failure in the procedure and the process of the past projects is more important than documenting successes. This document should be part of documents to be reviewed before embarking on such project in the future. This is one of the things INEC has not been doing that has led to same procedural failure.

Accessing the level of compliance with project management plan at every stage of the project gives the project manager indications from the dash board of the project. If INEC has been in control of the project, it could have known the possibility of not going to meet up with the timely delivery of the materials before the time of the announcement, which was a wrong timing for a professional.

Our culture in this part of the world is that we don’t review where we failed. As soon as the hot Issues are cooled, no more revisits until such problems arise.

Do INEC have think tank team that brainstorm on issues?

 Where is the Risk Management Team of the commission?

 Is there document that contain the Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis of the project?

Where are the strategies to mitigate eventualities? Do they do justice to “What if scenario”?

Having listened to the address of the INEC chairman Professor Mamud Yakubu, I can conclusively conclude that INEC as a commission needs project management skill.

Project management skill is indispensable in delivering project deliverables.

Samuel Amubieya, PMP

Promal Academy

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