Dr. Lambert Ofoegbu is a distinguished scholar-practitioner with over 30 years of global experience spanning Africa, the Middle East, Europe,...
Dr. Lambert Ofoegbu is a distinguished scholar-practitioner with over 30 years of global experience spanning Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. He serves as Lead Faculty in Project Management at Rome Business School Nigeria, where he leads academic innovation and strategic integration of global standards in project delivery. Dr. Ofoegbu holds a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Change from Walden University (USA), as well as three master’s degrees: an MBA in Project Management Technology (FUTO, Nigeria), an MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management (University of Liverpool, UK), and an MSc in Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (University of Bradford, UK).
He is a certified Prosci® Change Management Practitioner, a Chartered Procurement Professional (MCIPS, UK), and holds several globally respected credentials from the Project Management Institute (PMI) USA, including Project Management Professional (PMP), Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Construction Professional (PMI-CP), Senior Construction Professional (PMI-SCP), and Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) Professional. Dr. Ofoegbu is the theorist of Emotional Extent Effects (EEE) and Contextual Excellence. He has made significant contributions to PMI’s global standards, co-authoring the OPM3 (3rd Ed.), the Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF, 3rd Ed.), and the Construction Extension to the PMBOK® Guide (5th Ed). He has also served as an item writer and reviewer for PMI certification exams for over a decade.
At Rome Business School, he is known for advancing practical, values-based learning through frameworks like the Highbred Organizational Project Management (HOPM) model—bridging agile, hybrid, and traditional approaches. His teaching is grounded in strategic thinking, ethical leadership, and contextual excellence. Dr. Ofoegbu continues to inspire and equip future-focused professionals to deliver sustainable impact in an increasingly complex and digital world.
Faculty Quote
“Strategic leadership in project management is no longer optional—it is the new standard. At Rome Business School, we prepare professionals to think systemically, lead ethically, and execute with agility in a data-driven world.”
— Dr. Lambert Ofoegbu