Dr Melissa Marques-McEwan - Circular economy and Project Management: compatible concepts? The APM Scotland Branch have continued the face-to-face Branch Conference series with a full day event on 7 September 2023. Considering our ever changing environment is a vital skill for a Project Manager as they bring together a wide range of knowledge and expertise to fulfil projects in an ever evolving world where data, artificial intelligence and sustainability all play an important part.

1. Circular economy and Project Management:
compatible concepts?
Dr Melissa Marques-McEwan
Assistant Professor of Sustainable
and Circular Businesses
September 2023

2. Circular Economy is a tool for Sustainability and Net Zero
Circularity Renewable Energy Rewilding lost
ecosystems
And many others…

3. Circular Economy is not going away any time soon...
Scottish Circular Economy Bill (>2024)
Fines for littering/ dumping
Reuse/ recycle targets for Local Authorities
Tax for single use items
Restrictions for disposal of unsold goods.
UK-wide deposit scheme for plastic bottles
and aluminium cans. Deposit is returned when
the container is recycled.
Deposit Return Scheme (>2025)
£200 per ton of plastic with less than 30%
recycled content.
UK Plastic Tax (>2022)
Waste Framework
Guidance. Sets basic concepts and
definitions related to waste management,
including waste, recycling and recovery.
Increasing stakeholder interest
Environmental Protection Agencies (EA, SEPA), DEFRA, European Commission, Decommission,
WRAP UK, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, users, etc.
Manufacturers have to make repair
information and spare parts available for
repairs for up to ten years for certain goods.
Right to Repair

4. Linear Economy
Take Make Use
Dump
Nature

5. Circular Economy
Take Make Use
Dump
Nature
Reduce
Reduce

6. COMPLIANCE VALUE CREATION
Project Management and Sustainability
Transition
Deployment
Definition
Concept Adoption Decom.
Time
Scope
Quality
Cost
Adapted
from
:
GPM
P5
standard
ver.
3
(2023)
Time-Cost-Scope
Risk-Value-Benefits
People
Planet
Prosperity
Deliverables /
Processes

7. Take Make Use
Dump
Nature
Reduce
Reduce
Project Management
& Circular Economy?
Transition
Deployment
Definition
Concept Adoption Decom.

8. Examples of project and project management
Open-source software development/
Business model frameworks
Aberdeen's AECC used 15 miles of steel pipes
decommissioned from North Sea
Lego-like modular Town Hall in Brummen,
Netherlands, 90% reusable
Controversial - ships as accommodation
Car rental/ sharing during projects
Rented modular equipment (e.g., cranes), that can
be refurbished

9. Activity
20 minutes

10. Is USING RECYCLED
MATERIALS treated
as an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does the USE OF
RECYCLED MATERIALS
impact the project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Very important
Not at all important
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning

11. Is SENDING
MATERIALS FOR
RECYCLING treated
as an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does
the SENDING
MATERIALS FOR
RECYCLING impact the
project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning
Very important
Not at all important

12. Is REUSE treated as
an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does REUSE
impact the project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Very important
Not at all important
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning

13. Is REDUCING THE
OVERALL
QUANTITY OF
MATERIALS treated
as an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does REDUCING
THE OVERALL
QUANTITY OF
MATERIALS impact the
project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning
Very important
Not at all important

14. Is REDUCING THE
PROPORTION OF
NON-RENEWABLE
MATERIALS treated
as an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does REDUCING
THE PROPORTION OF
NON-RENEWABLE
MATERIALS impact the
project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning
Very important
Not at all important

15. Is REDUCING THE
PROPORTION OF
NON-RENEWABLE
MATERIALS treated
as an important
consideration
during the lifecycle
of a project?
How does REDUCING
THE PROPORTION OF
NON-RENEWABLE
MATERIALS impact the
project?
Increases
Reduces
COST
QUALITY
TIME
RISK
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning
Very important
Not at all important

16. Are Circular Economy and Project Management compatible?
Initiation
Definition
Deployment
Transition
Adoption
Decommissioning
Very important
Not at all important
Increases
Reduces
COST
TIME
RISK
QUALITY
Recycling Reuse Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling
Reuse Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling
Reuse
Reduce
Recycling Reuse
Reduce
Recycling Reuse
Reduce

17. Circular Economy
MUST
Project Management
become compatible...
and

18. Thank you!
S.Davidov@hw.ac.uk
M.Marques-McEwan@hw.ac.uk