On December 2-3, the winners of the III National Competition “Qazaqstan Project Management Awards – 2022” were determined at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs, “Baiterek” National Management Holding” JSC, the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Union of Project Managers of the Republic of Kazakhstan” ALE and Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan were organizers of the competition.
The main purpose of the competition is to support government agencies and other organizations that actively implement and apply project management methods and tools in their activities.
The importance of project management has now increased as noted by Paul Bradley, leading project management methodology coach of the PRINCE2 courses that: “I’m delighted to join you and be part of the annual Qazaqstan Project Management Awards 2022. Similar to recent years this last year it’s been a challenge for all project professionals with constraints on budgets, recourses and time. The global skill shortage continues to give us all problems as well. When we looking at putting vibe people in a vibe vows. But of course, with every challenge comes an opportunity. Never before, has the focus on project management been more important. In this challenging road we looked to manage in more efficient ways using different approaches.”
Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “There are systemic changes in the state apparatus work now in Kazakhstan, modernization of the activities of state bodies. As noted by Warren Bennis – one of the founders of the modern theory of leadership and change management – the manager does things right, and the leader does the right thing. Now a state manager should be both a leader and a manager. Design and management qualities help to solve important issues in the state”.
Reinhard Wagner, Chairman of the IPMA Council, the former President of IPMA 2015-2017, congratulated the winners of the national competition: ” Let me congratulate you to making the Qazaqstan Project Management Awards 2022″. It is not only a great moment for all the finalists but also a celebration of project management achievements in your country.
It certainly helps to show case excellent projects, product managers and project offices.”
The QazPMA National Competition became the winner at the IPMA Global Project Excellence Awards in 2021 and received gold, which indicates the recognition by the international expert community of Kazakhstan’s experience in implementing project management. Evaluation reports of the contestants were conducted by professional assessors in the field of project management. The jury members composed of senior public officials, representatives of professional communities, Kazakhstan and international experts, determined the winners of the competition in the context of nominations.
The winners of QazPMA-2022 were the following participants below:
- “Best project of the year” Nomination. Central government agencies:
- First place — Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Second place — Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Third place — Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- “Best project manager of the year” Nomination. Central government agencies:
- First place — Dauren Shagatayev, Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Second place — Andrey Davydov, Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Third place — Zhanar Zhakupova, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Corruption
- “Best project office of the year” Nomination. Central government agencies:
- First place — Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Second place — Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Third place — Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- “Best project of the year” Nomination. Local executive bodies:
- First place — Akimat of Pavlodar region
- Second place — Akimat of Almaty region
- Third place — Akimat of Shymkent city
- “Best Project Manager of the year” Nomination. Local executive body:
- Zhania Tantakova, Akimat of Pavlodar region
- Didar Saukymbek, Akimat of Astana city
- Abay Turalkhanov, Akimat of Mangistau region
- “Best project office of the year” Nomination. Local executive bodies:
- First place — Akimat of Pavlodar region
- Second place — Akimat of Shymkent city
- Third place — Akimat of Astana city
- “Best project of the year” Nomination. Non-governmental organizations:
- “DAMU” Entrepreneurship Development Fund” JSC
- “Best project of the year” Nomination. Quasi-public sector:
- First place —”Gosgradkadastr” RSE
- Second place — Shymkent SEC
- “Best project of the year” Nomination. Higher educational institutions:
- East Kazakhstan Technical University named after Daulet Serikbayev
- “Best project to improve the state apparatus” Nomination:
- Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- “Best child-friendly project” Nomination:
- Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- “Best PM-Coach of the year” Nomination:
- Saule Murzina
