sustainable development project management

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Sustainable Development &

Project Management

http://www.pmuni.net

Roland Gareis1st PMUni Workshop`09WU Wien, June 3rd, 2009

AgendaRelevance of SD for Project ManagementSD & PM: First hypothesesProposal for the OeNB: Research Project „SD & PM“Related activities


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Relevance of Sustainable Development for Project Management


Interest in the PM Community

PMIPMI– “In the future, a project´s ROI will be measured in terms of

environmental and social gains as well as financial gains”– Topics of the last PMNet issue

» Green projects e.g. reduction of emissions, pollution; alternative energy, humanitarian aid & development projects

» Focus on project contents and results, less on the project


management process IPMA– expert seminar 2008 Zürich: Project Management & Ethics– IPMA Project Excellence Model

Some first research activities: Bond university, Utrecht, etc.

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IPMA Assessment Model for „Project Excellence“: www.ipma.ch

Sustainability: Project Excellence Model

Project managementDeveloping project objectives– Identification of relevant environments: clients, suppliers, but

also citizens, neighbours, etc.– Internalisation of social interests

Relationships with project team members, suppliers, clients– Focus is on cooperation and win-win situations

Resources


– Careful managementProject results

Explicit analysis of “Results of other parties involved”

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SD & PM: First Hypotheses


SD in Different Social Systems I

Social Systems

Organizations SocietiesInteractions


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PermanentOrganizations

TemporaryOrganizations

Divisions DepartmentsCompaniesProjects Programmes

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SD in Different Social Systems II

Society– Sustainability as a political concept– Economic, social and ecological concerns

Company– CSR concepts can be applied to the specific strategies,

structures, and cultures of project-oriented companiesProjects and programs


Projects and programs– Sustainability of the project and the program management

process, the project results and program results

First Hypotheses: Investment & ProjectSustainable development is referred to project results. A process related understanding of sustainable development is required for project management. Sustainable project management promotes sustainable project results.The temporary character of a project contradicts the long term orientation of sustainable development. Projects initialize investments in new products, markets, organizations, or i f t t B thi j t t ib t t li l t


infrastructures. By this projects contribute to realize long-term business objectives. The long term orientation of sustainable development is considered by explicitly planning the post project phase and by performing a business case analysis.

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Project End of the

InvestmentControlling II

InvestmentInvestment I t t

Relevance of SD: Project and Investment

Project to Initialize the Investment

ProjectStart:

Projectassigned

Project End: Project approved

Utilization of the Investment Object

End of the Utilization

Des-invest -ment

InvestmentControlling IV

Investment -Evaluation

InvestmentControlling I Investment

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End investment life cycle: Desinvestment performed

Start investment life cycle: Investment decision made

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Relevance of SD:Potential to add criteria such as societal concerns, etc

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First Hypotheses: PM ProcessSustainable development is of relevance in the designing of the project management process. It is to be considered in the planning and controlling of the project objectives, project scope, project schedule, project costs, project resources, and project risks, project organization, project culture, project personnel, project infrastructure and the project context. In the definition of project objectives economic, ecological and social interests can be considered which might lead to an


social interests can be considered, which might lead to an internalization of external interests.

Projectassigned

Project starting

Project controlling

Resolving of aproject discontinuity

Project coordinating


Project closing-down

Projectapproved Relevance of SD:

For all PM Sub-Processes

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Project and Programme Management:Objects of Consideration

Scope, schedule, costs, and ...Objectives, resources, income, risksOrganization, culture, personnel, infrastructureContext: Pre-, post-project phase, relevant environments, other projects, company strategies business case

Scope

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strategies, business caseSchedule Costs

Relevance of SD: Objectives, resources, organization, culture, personnel, infrastructure, context, …

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Risk and uncertainty reduction

Values and ethical considerations

Participation

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First Hypotheses: Project OrganizationNew approaches for the organizational design of projects consider integration (e.g. of representatives of suppliers and customers) as well as partnering and empowerment.Sustainable development increases the complexity and dynamics of projects. On the other hand it speeds up the decision processes in projetcs, because of a more cooperative culture.In designing the appropriate project infrastructure travel times can b li it d b ki i i t ll d f i t l h d


be limited by working in virtually and performing telephone and video conferences.

Project Owner team

Project Manager

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Technical Expert


Subteam Billing

Project Organization

Technical contractor

Billing contractor

Investor

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First Hypotheses: Project EnvironmentRelationships to relevant project environments are a context dimension to be managed in projects. Based on a participatory and holistic approach the quality of a project environment analysis can be improved.Depending on the project management approach considered, some principles of sustainability development are implicitly applied.


Project

Relevance of SD:Additional Social Environments, Additional Relationships

Project

Project team

ProjectOwner

Partner


Customers SuppliersCompetitors

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Relevance of SD: Additional Dimensions in Project Controlling

P j tS C dProject Score Card

Project objectives and context 08.01.05 20.02.05 10.04.05 04.06.05 09.07.05

Realization of project objectives 1 1 4 2 5Coprehensive objects of consideration 1 1 1 1 2Contribution to the organisation strategy 2 2 4 2 5Relation to other projects 2 2 2 2 1

Project environment relation08.01.05 20.02.05 10.04.05 04.06.05 09.07.05

7 associations 2 3 2 3 3 Project organisation 08.01.05 20.02.05 10.04.05 04.06.05 09.07.05

Umbrella organisation 1 1 1 1 1 Performance of project roles 1 1 2 1 2Ministry of Health 2 2 4 3 5 08.01.05 20.02.05 10.04.05 04.06.05 09.07.05 Project communication 1 1 1 1 1Academies 2 2 2 2 2 Project culture development 2 1 1 1 1Medical association 2 2 2 2 2 Project team work 1 1 2 1 1

Development MTD Austria

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Poitical parties 1 1 4 3 5

Legende Planning, controlling 08.01.05 20.02.05 10.04.05 04.06.05 09.07.05

very bad 5 Project progress 1 1 1 1 3bad 4 Project schedule 1 1 3 3 5ok 3 Project costs 1 1 3 4 5good 2 Project ressources 2 1 3 4 5very good 1 Project risks 3 3 3 3 5

Proposal for the OeNB: Research Project „SD & PM“


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Research Area: SD&PM Project Proposal


Research QuestionsHow is sustainable development implicitly considered in project management?How could sustainable development be considered explicitly in project management?Which challenges and potentials arise for project management from the consideration of sustainable development?


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Project Objectives

Analyze if sustainable development is implicitly considered in projectAnalyze if sustainable development is implicitly considered in project management.Conceptualize how sustainable development can be explicitly considered in project management.Analyze which challenges and potentials arise for project management from the consideration of sustainable development.Draft instruments for explicitly considering sustainable development in project management


in project management.Non-objectives– Analyze if the consideration of sustainable development in

project management supports the creation of sustainable project results.

– Gather information on sustainability projects and analyze these.

Research Project: FactsProject manager: GareisSenior researchers: Gareis Huemann Martinuzzi SedlackoSenior researchers: Gareis, Huemann, Martinuzzi, SedlackoProject start: July 2009Project end: December 2010


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Work breakdown structure


Research Process and MethodsQualitative, cyclic research approach Interdisciplinary team of project management and of sustainability researchersResearch methods applied in this research project:– Literature review – Focus group– Case studies


Case studies– Qualitative interviews – Research workshops

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Project Environment Analysis

WU-Wien

SD & PM

Project Organization Project OwnerProject CoordinatorProject Team

OeNB

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

GROUP

Research Institute on Managing Sustainability


Project Management Research Community

Sustainable Development Research Community

Case Study CompaniesPOC 1 POC 2...

Journal publisher

Project Milestone PlanProject Milestone Plan

PSP Mil t D tPSP-Code

Mile stone Date

1.1.1 Project assigned 01.07.2009

1.2.6 As-is analysis documented 30.10.2009

1.3.4 First draft models developed 30.02.2010

1.4.7 Case studies documented 15.08.2010


1.5.6 Further developed models documented 15.10.2010

1.6.5 Draft instruments documented 30.11.2010

1.7.4 Journal papers accepted 15.12.2010

1.1.8 Project approved 20.12.2010

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Related Activities


Related Activities: Papers, ProposalsInvitation to researchers for cooperation in the 1st PMUni Workshop`09 in ViennaPaper submission for the IRNOP conference‘09Proposal within the pmi Project Management Research Program`09


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