Gilbert silvius sustainability in project management

Sustainability in Project Management:A Responsibility of Project Managers?
A.J.Gilbert Silvius
November 2010

Who’s talking?
47 years of age, 2 kids
Education:
Royal Military Academy
MSc Economics (Erasmus University)
MBA (Catholic University Leuven)
PhD (Utrecht University)
Experience:
Royal Dutch Army (1981 – 1993)
Getronics (1993 – 2004)
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (2002 – today)
Van Aetsveld (2004 - today)
Interests:
Business IT Alignment
Project Management
Entrepreneurship in developing areas
Gilbert Silvius
Professor of Business, ICT and Innovation
Program DirectorMaster of Project Management
Principal consultant Van Aetsveld
gilbert.silvius@hu.nl
www.gilbertsilvius.nl

WhystudyProject Management?
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
The paceof changeis increasing

Projects as an instrument of realizingorganizationalchange

Sustainability?

Sustainability?
Projects

Shell today

Shell today
Contributing to sustainable development is integral to the way we do business

Unilever

Sustainability?
Projects

Society level
Corporate level
Project level
Individual level

Sustainable development
World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission): "forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs."

Key concepts
Sustainability is about balancing or harmonizing social, environmental and economical interests

People, Planet, Profit

Key concepts
Sustainabilitytakesinto account both the short term and the long term

Naturalfriends?
Regularorganization
Permanent
Short term + long term oriented
Goal oriented
Goal is chosen
Project
Temporary
Short term oriented
Deliverable oriented
Deliverable is given

Key concepts
Sustainabilitytakesinto account both the short term and the long term
Sustainability is aboutconsumingincome, notcapital

The key is

World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission):
Sustainable development needs change, needs innovation
Innovation needs projects

Sustainability
Innovation
Projects

Okay…..
But what does it mean for projects?
What does it mean for project managers?
Criteria?
Scope?
Responsibilities?
Implications?

Sustainability criteria

Sustainability crieria

Sustainability criteria??

But what is the scope?

Sustainability inthe Project Life Cycle

But…..
Is it the project manager’sresponsibility?

But is it the PM’s responsibility?

But…..
Is it the project manager’s responsibility?
Or should the project manager take responsibility?

Implications
The ‘Sustainable’ Project Manager

Project Management

SustainableProject Management

Implications
Sustainability in Project Management competencies

Future
Past
Present

Implications
Sustainability in Project Management competencies
Sustainability in Project Management processes and methodologies
Sustainability in Project Management reporting

Conclusion
Sustainability!!
Projects

Sustainable Project Management
The management of project-organized change in policies, assets or organizations, with consideration of the economical, social and environmental impact of the project, its result and its effect, for now and future generations

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