Sustainability and Project Management – The Drivers and Benefits
This research is looking at the concept of sustainable project management and its importance in real life project management. Firstly, the research will examine the meaning of sustainability and sustainable management. Next, it will examine, evaluate and classify the different drivers for the integration of sustainability in project management as social, economic, legislative and environmental drivers. Then, the research will discuss the potential benefits of implementing sustainability in project management throughout project's lifecycle. The researcher concluded that there are many environmental, social/ethical, legislative and economic benefits derived from integrating sustainability into project management throughout project's lifecycle, however, there are some restrictions as the tools for integration are still under development.