Dr. Richard Amponsah

As a pioneering academic and accomplished leader in project management, I bring over two decades of post-graduate experience to the table. My journey, from being the first in Africa to earn a Doctorate in Project Management from RMIT University to my extensive tenure at GIMPA, has been marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence. I've led transformative projects, chaired accreditation boards, and contributed extensively to both academia and industry. With a passion for teaching, a knack for strategic thinking, and a track record of delivering results, I am poised to drive forward initiatives and elevate standards as a leader in academia.

CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN

• Staff rationalization and strategic planning at Customs Excise and Preventive Services (CEPS) Ghana
• Strategic Plan preparation for Aids to Artisans Ghana
• Strategic Marketing Plan preparation for Nexans Kablemetal Ghana Ltd.
• Business Plan preparation for The Drilling Unit of Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL).
• Team Building for Community Water and Sanitation Agency- CWSA,
• Technical Assistance Assignment for WATSAN Committee for the Community Water and Sanitation Agency
• Rural Water and Sanitation Post Construction Support Sustainability Study
• GWCL Staff Retrenchment Counseling exercise
• Preparation of Strategic Plan for National Council of the Ghana Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
• Assignment to design, develop and test business planning courses for African Women Entrepreneurs submitted to GEM/IFC
• Strategic Planning Proposal for CDH Insurance Company
• Restructuring various public and private sector organizations.

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI), 2007
• Certificate in Accounting and Finance, 2004
• Certificate in Procurement of Works, World Bank, 2003
• Certificate in Consultancy Services Training, 2004
• Certificate in Environmental Management, 2004
• Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Management, GIMPA, 2004
• Certificate in Total Quality Management and Quality Control Auditing, 2003

1. Trail Blazer: Being the first African from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia, to attain a Doctor of Project Management Degree

2. In 2006-7, among best 30 over 750 Scholars across Africa to Win an Award from ICBE-TrustAfrica.

3. Presented a Paper and Co-chaired at IAABD Conference, 2006, at GIMPA

4. Conducted a Workshop at Caux, Switzerland at the Invitation of Initiatives of Change/Moral Re-Armament in July 2006

5. Invited by the Oxford Group UK in August 2006 on my return from Switzerland for a Paper Presentation in Project Management Challenges in Africa

6. Presented a Paper as one of the key speakers at the Ghana Energy Summit, 2011, Movenpick Hotel, Accra

7. Presented a Paper as one of the key speakers at the Ghana Oil and Gas Summit, 2012, at the La Palm Royal Beach

I have published in Reputable journals and made presentations at international conferences: A few key articles that have been widely refereed are:

• Amponsah, R. & Darmoe, J. (2014), A Study of the critical success factors influencing projects in the Ghana Public sector-International, Journal of Business & Management (IJBM),

• Amponsah, R. & Duodo, H. (2014), Achieving Competitive Advantage through the use of Total Quality Management in the Downstream petroleum sector, International Journal of Business & Management (IJBM),

• Amponsah, R. (2013), Private Sector Involvement In Infrastructure Development Projects Through Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study Of Road Infrastructure In Ghana- PM World Journal, April, 2014, Vol. III, Issue IV,

• Amponsah, R. (2009), Project Leadership Styles in the Private and Public Sectors in Ghana-Gimpa Journal of Leadership, Management And Administration -Vol 5, Number 2 June 2009.

• Amponsah, R. (2006), Cost of Tendering and its Impact on Public Sector Projects in Ghana. – Gimpa Journal Of Leadership, Management And Administration -Vol 4, Number 1 June 2006

• Amponsah, R. (2012), Real Failure Factors in Project and the Effect of Culture-Investment Climate and Business Enterprise (ICBE), TrustAfrica. ICBE-RF Research Publication No. 45/12.

• 1. Good Governance and Project Management in Developing Countries-PAPER PRESENTED AT THE INITIATIVES OF CHANGE CONFERENCE IN CAUX, SWITZERLAND (Seminar Presentation). July, 2006
  
  2. Good Governance and Project Management in Developing Countries.-Paper presented in Initiatives of Change Conference in Caux, Switzerland and in London.
  
  3. Amponsah, R. (2006), Distinguishing Between Leadership and Management in Projects-The Ghanaian Local Version Of The Influential Wallstreet Business Journal VOL. 1. PAGE 5 (ARTICLE), 2006
  
  4. Characteristics of Stakeholders and the Nature of their involvement in Projects- THE GHANAIAN LOCAL VERSION OF THE INFLUENTIAL WALLSTREET BUSINESS JOURNAL VOL. 2. PAGE 12 (ARTICLE), 2006

• Main Facilitator, EMBA and MBA Programs in Project Management
• Main Facilitator, Project Management, GIMPA
• Main Facilitator, GIMPA Annual Project Management Training for Staff of Plan Ghana, 2004, 2005, 2009
• Main Facilitator, GIMPA Annual Project Management Training for Staff of World Health Organization, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Main Facilitator, GIMPA Annual Project Management Training for Staff of Ghana Armed Forces, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• A Facilitator of the World Bank Training Programme in Logical Framework Approach to Project Management at the GIMPA Distance Learning Center (DLC). -July 2004