… PMI’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, George Asamani, said entrepreneurial success requires an understanding of the costs and resources involved in delivering work. …
… If sustainability is not embedded into project delivery, organisations will struggle to achieve the outcomes they are aiming for,” says George Asamani, Managing Director, PMI Sub-Saharan Africa. …
… Written by George Asamani, MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa & Lavagnon Ika, Professor of Project Management, Telfer School of Management
… Team morale is also under pressure, with 23% of regional respondents citing decreased morale as a consequence of poorly managed complexity, compared to 19% globally. “These findings reflect the realities many organisations across Africa are already facing,” says George Asamani, M …
… Team morale is also under pressure, with 23% of regional respondents citing decreased morale as a consequence of poorly managed complexity, compared to 19% globally. “These findings reflect the realities many organisations across Africa are already facing,” says George Asamani, M …
By George Asamani, MD, PMI Sub-Saharan Africa & Dr. Sanele W Nhlabatsi, Senior Lecturer, Project Management, UNISA African universities are facing two crises at once. …
The Project Management Institute has launched a free five-hour online course, announced October 6, 2026, to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs develop skills in planning, financial management and delivery. The course targets business founders, side-business operators, independent workers and small teams across sectors, offering practical templates, exercises and AI-supported activities with no prerequisites required.
The Project Management Institute has launched a free five-hour online course, announced October 6, 2026, to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs develop skills in planning, financial management and delivery. The course targets business founders, side-business operators, independent workers and small teams across sectors, offering practical templates, exercises and AI-supported activities with no prerequisites required.
The Project Management Institute introduced a refreshed Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam in July 2026 to reflect how project professionals work and the changing skills organizations expect. The new exam places greater emphasis on business alignment, strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, leadership, sustainability, and delivery in AI-enabled environments.
The Project Management Institute refreshed its PMP certification exam in July 2026 to emphasize business alignment, strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, leadership, and sustainability as technical skills become obsolete more quickly in AI-transformed workplaces.
A Project Management Institute survey of nearly 1,600 professionals across 35 countries finds that while 85% of sustainability executives believe their organisations will achieve sustainability goals, only 43% of PMO leaders and 20% of project professionals share that confidence, revealing a disconnect between strategic confidence and execution readiness.
While African governments are increasingly effective at raising capital through conferences and new financing vehicles, the real challenge is translating investment commitments into well-prepared, execution-ready projects; South Africa's experience shows only 42% of $91 billion in investment pledges since 2018 had actually flowed into the economy by March 2026.
PMI research across 35 countries finds project complexity is a prominent threat to successful delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 81% of project professionals globally believing projects have become more complex, driven by AI adoption, shifting stakeholder expectations, economic volatility, and interconnected systems. In the region, missed delivery deadlines (44%) and delays in stakeholder decision-making (41%) significantly exceed global averages.
PMI research finds that project complexity is a major threat to delivery across Sub-Saharan Africa, with 81% of project professionals globally believing projects have become more complex, driven by AI adoption, shifting stakeholder expectations, and interconnected systems. In the region, missed deadlines (44%) and stakeholder decision delays (41%) exceed global averages.
African universities struggle with scale—tertiary enrolment sits at around 9%, far below the global average of 38%, while capacity would need to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035 to meet demographic demand. The article also identifies a crisis of expectation, where university education has become seen as the only pathway to success, placing a burden on youth excluded from higher education.
African tertiary enrolment remains around 9% despite the continent having more than 400 million people aged 15–35, with capacity needing to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035; simultaneously, universities have become burdened as the only perceived pathway to success, creating psychological pressure on youth who don't gain admission.
The Project Management Institute's Global Summit Series will be held in Cape Town on 14–15 September 2026, following last year's event in Kigali that drew over 1,000 project professionals and leaders. The Summit, billed as Africa's largest platform for project delivery and innovation, will focus on the theme "Africa Delivers M.O.R.E Together," reflecting a shift in how projects are managed across the continent.