Sustainability in Project Management Processes

2015 ◽

pp. 311-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gilbert Silvius

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Business Models ◽

Corporate Communication ◽

Future Generations ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Management Process ◽

Management Processes ◽

Project Management Processes ◽

The Impact ◽

Further Development

Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. How can prosperity be developed without compromising the life of future generations? Companies are integrating sustainability in their marketing, corporate communication, annual reports and in their actions. The concept of sustainability has more recently also been linked to project management. Sustainability needs change of business models, products, services, resources, processes, etc. and projects are a frequently used practice of realizing change. Several studies explored how the concept of sustainability impacts project management. This chapter elaborates on the impact of sustainability found in literature and analyses the most influential standards of project management processes for their coverage of this impact. The study concludes that the most important standards of project management processes still fail to refer convincingly to sustainability considerations. Based on the author's analysis, this chapter also provides guidance for the further development of the process standards towards a ‘sustainable project management' process.

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Considering Sustainability in Project Management Processes

Project Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch096 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1927-1951

Author(s):

Gilbert Silvius

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Business Models ◽

Corporate Communication ◽

Future Generations ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Management Process ◽

Management Processes ◽

Project Management Processes ◽

The Impact ◽

Further Development

Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. How can prosperity be developed without compromising the life of future generations? Companies are integrating sustainability in their marketing, corporate communication, annual reports and in their actions. The concept of sustainability has more recently also been linked to project management. Sustainability needs change of business models, products, services, resources, processes, etc. and projects are a frequently used practice of realizing change. Several studies explored how the concept of sustainability impacts project management. This chapter elaborates on the impact of sustainability found in literature and analyses the most influential standards of project management processes for their coverage of this impact. The study concludes that the most important standards of project management processes still fail to refer convincingly to sustainability considerations. Based on the author's analysis, this chapter also provides guidance for the further development of the process standards towards a ‘sustainable project management' process.

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Project management processes in the adoption of smart building technologies: a systematic review of constraints

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment ◽

10.1108/sasbe-12-2019-0161 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Frank Ato Ghansah ◽

De-Graft Owusu-Manu ◽

Joshua Ayarkwa

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Project Management ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Adoption Of Technology ◽

Content Type ◽

Smart Building ◽

Management Processes ◽

Project Management Processes ◽

Conference Papers

PurposeThe necessity for sustainable development and high building performance has led to the adoption of smart building technologies (SBTs) in the construction community. The SBTs adoption has been hindered in many different parts of the world due to several constraints underpinning the project management processes to help adopt SBTs. This paper presents a systematic review of relevant literature on barriers underpinning the project management processes on the adoption of SBTs.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a systematic review of relevant literature on barriers to technology adoption published in academic peer-reviewed journals and conference papers. The study adopted a systematic review technique on 56 relevant articles and conference papers in relation to barriers to adoption of technology, and barrier frequency was employed to select the most reported barriers.FindingsThe study revealed the most reported barriers underpinning project management process towards SBTs adoption, which include lengthy approval process for new SBTs, structure and organization of the construction industry, higher cost for smart construction practices and materials, unfamiliarity with smart building technology and technical difficulty during construction process.Practical implicationsTo both the industry practitioners and policymakers, this review provides a valuable reference during implementation. Also, to the academic scholars on embarking on further empirical studies, the developed checklist of SBTs barriers could be important and useful.Originality/valueThis study has contributed to the knowledge of barriers underpinning the project management processes on SBTs adoption by identifying the most reported barriers in literature.

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