Application of Sustainability Considerations in Practice

Abstract

Many articles have called attention to the concept of sustainability in project management. However, it still remains a challenge to tie all these very important principles to practice. In this chapter, the main issues with the practical application of sustainability to an actual project are identified, and a method for analysis is presented. Through this method, the authors answer the main question of this chapter: “How can a project and its project management be analyzed for sustainability and how can adequate actions be selected?” The proposed method is then applied to an actual case. In the analysis, an explicit distinction is made between the internal project view of sustainability and external view of sustainability. From the analysis, various conclusions can be drawn.

A New Conceptual Framework to Examine Sustainability Issues in Project Environments

“…Schipper, &Nedeski (2013) [15] to perceive the major subjects with the practical application of sustainability to a real project, and to render a method for analysis -finding 8 contraptions which could supply to an utmost sustainable contribution -raising a manifest difference between the internal project viewpoint of sustainability and external viewpoint of sustainability Goedknegt (2013) [16] to display what a project manager can play a role in the implementation of sustainability within the project and the management process -the sustainability degree on a project is dependent on the project manager's priorities -the project manager has a medium accountability for considering the holistic approach and the long-term view in sustainability project management Eid (2013) [17] to describe and to explore the suggestion of a tri-dimensional coalition between construction, sustainable development , and project management -examining the relationship between sustainable development and project management through its application in a construction project -nominating and evaluating the eligible change of sustainable development guidelines into the project management standards…”