Sustainabilityin Project Management
An overview
Gilbert Silvius & Ron SchipperFebruary 24th, 2014
• 51 years of age, 2 kids• Professor of Project and Programme Management• Education:
– PhD (Utrecht University) – MBA (Catholic University Leuven) – MSc Economics (Erasmus University) – Royal Military Academy
• Experience:– LOI University of Applied Sciences– Independent researcher and lecturer– Van Aetsveld Projects and Change Previous:– HU University of Applied Sciences– Getronics Consulting – Royal Dutch Army
• Interests:– Project Management– Business and IT alignment
Authentic thinker, Experienced lecturer, Innovative author
Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert SilviusSilviusSilviusSilviusGilbert Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert SilviusSilviusSilviusSilvius
www.gilbertsilvius.nl
Ron Ron Ron Ron SchipperSchipperSchipperSchippersustainability project managersustainability project managersustainability project managersustainability project manager
Education
– 1996 Msc Computer ScienceUniversity of Amsterdam
Expercience
< 2000: UWV
> 2000: Van Aetsveld
– Program/Project manager
– Industry experience:Financial, Energy, Health, Transport
– Sustainability expert
– Research
– Author
Website
www.duurzaam-projectmanagement.nl
www.duurzaamprince2.nl
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +31623366129
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Project management of sustainable development projects
Sustainability of sustainable development projects
Sustainable managementof projects
Sustainabilityneeds
Changeis organized in
Projects
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne / Tredoux (SA)
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
• Richard Maltzman & David Shirley (US)
www.earthpm.com
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
• Richard Maltzman & David Shirley (US)
• Lawrence T. Barnard, Brian Ackles & James L. Haner (US)
www.iispm.org
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
• Richard Maltzman & David Shirley (US)
• Lawrence T. Barnard, Brian Ackles & James L. Haner (US)
• TenStep: Tom Mochal & Andrea Krasnoff (US)
www.green-pm.com
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
• Richard Maltzman & David Shirley (US)
• Lawrence T. Barnard, Brian Ackles & James L. Haner (US)
• TenStep: Tom Mochal & Andrea Krasnoff (US)
• GPM: Joel Carboni (US) + team
www.greenprojectmanagement.org
Who’s moving?
• Alan Brent & Carin Labuschagne (SA)
• Tom Taylor (UK)
• Richard Maltzman & David Shirley (US)
• Lawrence T. Barnard, Brian Ackles & James L. Haner (US)
• TenStep: Tom Mochal & Andrea Krasnoff (US)
• GPM: Joel Carboni (US) + team
• Gregory T. Haugan (US)
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
www.duurzaam-projectmanagement.nlwww.duurzaamprince2.nl
Voorwoorden Ruud Koornstra, Tendris
Willem Lagerweg , MVO Nederland
Peter Coesmans, IPMA-NL
1. Inleiding
Achtergrond en aanleiding
2. Duurzaamheid en MVO
3. Duurzaamheid in ondernemingen
Anders doen
4. De rol van projecten in de implementatie van duurzaamheid
5. De impact van duurzaamheid op projecten en projectmanagement
6. Duurzaam projectmanagement
Anders denken
7. Duurzaamheid als paradigma en waardenshift
8. De rol van de projectmanager
De rol van het individu
9. De weerbarstigheid van het veranderproces
10. De competenties van de duurzame projectmanager
En nu praktisch
11. Tools en methodieken
12. Een voorbeeld project
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
• Jennifer Tharp / Russell (US)
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
• Jennifer Tharp / Russell (US)
• Paola Morgese (It)
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
• Jennifer Tharp / Russell (US)
• Paola Morgese (It)
• RGC/WU: Roland Gareis & Martina Huemann (A)
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
• Jennifer Tharp / Russell (US)
• Paola Morgese (It)
• RGC/WU: Roland Gareis & Martina Huemann (A)
• Mauro Martens, Fabien Brones, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho (Bra)
Who’s moving?
• Gilbert Silvius & Ron Schipper (NL)
• Jennifer Tharp / Russell (US)
• Paola Morgese (It)
• RGC/WU: Roland Gareis & Martina Huemann (A)
• Mauro Martens, Fabien Brones, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho (Bra)
• Universities (HU, Delft, WU, Lund, Salford)
Which industries are moving?
• Building/construction
- BREEAM / LEED / etc.
• Infrastructure
- CO2 prestatieladder / Duurzaam GWW
• Information technology
- Green IT / IS
• Financial sector
- Duurzaam beleggen
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
• Empirical publications mostly case-based
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
• Empirical publications mostly case-based
• Sustainability adds new perspectives / criteria
Sustainability criteria??
Economic Sustainability
Return on Investment - Direct financial benefits - Net Present Value
Business Agility - Flexibility / Optionality in the project - Increased business flexibility
Environmental Sustainability
Transport
- Local procurement - Digital communication - Traveling - Transport
Energy - Energy used - Emission / CO2 from energy used
Waste - Recycling - Disposal
Materials and resources - Reusability - Incorporated energy - Waste
Social Sustainability
Labor Practices and Decent Work
- Employment - Labor / Management relations - Health and Safety - Training and Education - Organisational learning - Diversity and Equal opportunity
Human Rights
- Non-discrimination - Freedom of association - Child labour - Forced and compulsory labor
Society and Customers
- Community support - Public policy / Compliance - Customer health and safety - Products and services labeling - Market communication and Advertising - Customer privacy
Ethical behaviour - Investment and Procurement practices - Bribery and corruption - Anti-competition behaviour
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
• Empirical publications mostly case-based
• Sustainability adds new perspectives / criteria
• However, there’s more than P/P/P
The key principles of Sustainability
Sustainability is about…
• … balancing or harmonizing social, environmental and economical interests
• … both the short term and the long term
• … local and global
• … values and ethics
• … transparency and accountability
• … stakeholder participation
• … risk reduction
• … eliminating waste
• … consuming income, not capital
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
• Empirical publications mostly case-based
• Sustainability adds new perspectives / criteria
• However, there’s more than P/P/P
• Considering sustainability impacts everything
Potential areas of impact
ISO 21500: 2012
Controlling
Implementing
InitiatingPlanningClosing
Product Processes
Support Processes
Project team
Risk identificationand management
Stakeholderinvolvement
Project reporting
Procurement
Materials used
Business case
StakeholderIdentification and
engagement
Hand-over
Organizational learning
Understandingproject success
Project communication
Project scheduling
Project specifications/requirements/quality
Potential areas of impact
ISO 21500: 2012
Business case
StakeholderIdentification and
engagement
Project context
Project specifications/requirements/quality
From:
Less bad
To: Good
Less poluting resources
Better isolated buildings
Better safety clothingProject Resources
ProjectProcesses
ProjectDeliverable
ProjectGoal
Reflection
• Mostly interpretive, sometimes normative
• Empirical publications mostly case-based
• Sustainability adds new perspectives / criteria
• However, there’s more than P/P/P
• Considering sustainability impacts everything
• It’s not just what you do, but also how you do it
Mind shiftTaking responsibility
for sustainable
development
Having a holistic perspective on
managing change
Paradigm shift
Scope shift
Managing social, environmental
and economical impact
What’s needed?
• Awareness (WHY to do it)
• Integration (in PPPM standards)
• Connecting (strategy – sustainability – PPPM)
• Operationalisation (behaviour!, beyond checklists and formats)
• Best practices (HOW it is done in practice)
• Measurement (of progress)
• Contextualisation
What can the SIG do?
• What is our mission? Our ambition?
• Agenda setting?
• What mobilizes our energy?
• How to keep the engagement?
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