Sustaniable Development

CIV328:SUSTAINABLE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
MONIKA VERMA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY &
MANAGEMENT
Syllabus
•UNIT I: INTRODUCTION : Definition & Principles of
sustainability, Need of sustainability in project, Concepts of
sustainability, development of project management
competencies, Traditional project management Vs Sustainable
project management, Sustainability management plan
•Unit II: SUSTAINABILITY IN PROJECTS : Scope of
sustainability in project management, Factors affecting
sustainability in project management, strategic context,
Sustainability checklist for project management, procedure of
integrating sustainability in projects, challenges in introducing
sustainability, Sustainability in business context, ISO14001, Global
reporting initiative, UN Global compact, Indicators of
sustainability reporting guidelines, Development of sustainability
in Business, Case Studies
• Unit III: SUSTAINABILITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROCESS : Principle of sustainable projects, Areas of impact,
Sustainability tools: need and classification, Maturity model:
need and philosophy, stages of project maturity,, Capability
maturity model: concept and CMM levels, characteristics of
maturity level, benefits and challenges, Scope shift, Paradigm
shift- Embracing uncertainty, Mind shiftsustainability
• Unit IV: SUSTAINABILITY IN ORGANISATION :
Implications at organisational level, Project team management,
professional levels in organisation, organisation and project
management, Corporate Social Responsibility: requirement,
initiatives taken my government, challenges in
implementation, Concept of triple bottom line, Ecological
footprint, Stakeholder Management and Organisation Roles,
Stakeholder analysis process
• Unit V HUMAN RESOURCE AND PROCUREMENT
MANAGEMENT : Project control and processes, Tolerances
and trigger, methods and life cycle, procurement selection
process, evaluation and selection criteria, Earned Value:
Management, parameters, Roles and functions of project
manager ETHICS IN ORGANISATION : Professionalism and
ethics, Role of ethics in project management, example of ethical
behaviour, Issues in professionalism, Ethical dilemmas, Code of
ethics of conduct, Utilitarian Ethics, Deontological ethics, Moral
reasoning
• Unit VI: PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS : Introduction, Information in project context,
Information needs in PMIS, Information quality, Sources of
information, IT applications in PMIS, PMIS functions, PMIS
configuration and responsibilities, PMIS reports, Roles of
project management office in multi-project environments,
Factors influencing PMIS success
SUSTAINABILITY
• Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of

the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs.
• The concept of sustainability is composed of

three pillars: economic, environmental and
social - also known informally as profits,
planet and people.
PROJECT
• A project is a temporary endeavor designed to
produce a unique product, service or result
with a defined beginning and end (usually
time-constrained, and Often constrained by
funding or staffing)
• Undertaken to meet unique goals and
objectives, typically to bring about beneficial
change or added value
MANAGEMENT
• Management consists of the interlocking

functions of creating policy and organizing,
planning, controlling, and directing an
organization's resources in order to achieve
the objectives of that policy
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Project management is the practice of

initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and
closing the work of a team to achieve specific
goals and meet specific success criteria at the
specified time.
International Institute for Sustainable
Development
“Adopting business strategies and activities
that meet the needs of the enterprise and its
stakeholders today while protecting,
sustaining and enhancing the human and
natural resources that will be needed in the
future.”
WHY ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION ?
Current State
• According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “the
increased construction activities and urbanization will increase
waste which will eventually destroy natural resources and wild life
habitats over 70% of land surface from now up to 2032. ”
• Moreover, construction uses around half of natural resources that
humans consume. Production and transport of building materials
consumes 25 - 50 percent of all energy used (depending on the
country considered). Taking UK as a sample, the construction
industry counts for 47% of CO2 emission, of which manufacturing
of construction products and materials accounts for the largest
amount within the process of construction.
Benefits
• By implementing sustainable construction, benefits such as lower
cost, environmental protection, sustainability promotion, and
expansion of the market may be achieved during the construction
phase.
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
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
1. Commitment & Accountability - Recognize the essential

rights of all to healthy, clean and safe environments,
equal opportunity, fair remuneration, ethical
procurement, and adherence to rule of law.
2. Ethics & Decision Making- Support organizational ethics,

decision making with respect for universal principles
through identification, mitigation, and the prevention of
adverse short and long-term impacts on society and the
environment.
3. Integrated & Transparent - Faster the interdependence of

economic development, social integrity, and
environmental protection in all aspects of governance,
practice and reporting
4. Principles & Values Based- Conserve and
enhancing our natural resource base by
improving the ways in which we develop and
use technologies and resources
5. Social & Ecological Equity- Assess human

vulnerability in ecologically sensitive areas and
centers of population through demographic
dynamics
TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Traditional project management is a universal practice
which includes a set of developed techniques used for
planning, estimating, and controlling activities.
• The aim of those techniques is to reach the desired result
on time, within budget, and in accordance with
specifications.
• Mainly used on projects where activities are completed
in a sequence and there are rarely any changes.
• The concept is based on predictable experience and
predictable tools.
• Each project follows the same lifecycle, which includes
five stages: initiating, planning, executing, controlling,
and closing.
• A very confined and rigid form of a project
management approach.
• This approach was the start of project management on

planet earth and assumed that the scope and
objectives of the project stayed constant throughout
the life cycle of the project.
• The initiating and planning were then designed as per

this thought process.
• Allocations were made and the product was envisioned

in a two-dimensional setup without any variation or
even the possibility of a variation considered.
•With absolutely no margin left to accommodate
variance and changes to project plans and schedules,
the success margins were bleak and not very
encouraging.
•Traditional project management would identify the

timelines and resources with the assumption that
nothing will change during the project and the plan will
be adhered to at all times.
•The project life cycle would be followed in a

sequential order and one stage would follow another,
that is, only once project planning is complete will the
entire project shift to project execution
SUSTAINABLE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
•The dynamic nature of projects is perfectly handled
by this type of project management as it provides for a
flexible framework that encompasses the ever-
changing seasons of the project plans and objectives.
•The approach used here, in a dynamic project

management environment, is that of dividing the
project into self-sustainable units that don’t have a lot
of dependent factors tied to it.
• Dynamic project management or Agile (frequent
reassessment and adaptation of plans.) project
management happened to be just the approach
needed to break the jinx ( bad parameters) in
unsuccessful projects, which were caused due to
the rigidity in the traditional project management
approach.
Important features:
• Value rendered by the project should be clear
• There should be active participation by the
customers to check the proceedings of the project
• Visual and graphical documentation should be
allowed and encouraged
• Team collaboration should be the authoritative
figure in the project execution
Traditional PM Dynamic/ Sustainable PM
Changes in Plan Rigid Flexible
Roles & Responsibilities One head Team Work
Productivity & Performance Manual supervision Analyzed with the help of

Project Management Tool
Risk Management Reaction to risk Responding to risk
Work prioritization Not focused Focused

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CIV328:SUSTAINABLE PROJECT

• Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of

• The concept of sustainability is composed of

• Management consists of the interlocking

• Project management is the practice of

1. Commitment & Accountability - Recognize the essential

2. Ethics & Decision Making- Support organizational ethics,

3. Integrated & Transparent - Faster the interdependence of

5. Social & Ecological Equity- Assess human

• This approach was the start of project management on

• The initiating and planning were then designed as per

• Allocations were made and the product was envisioned

•Traditional project management would identify the

•The project life cycle would be followed in a

•The approach used here, in a dynamic project

Changes in Plan Rigid Flexible

Roles & Responsibilities One head Team Work

Productivity & Performance Manual supervision Analyzed with the help of

Risk Management Reaction to risk Responding to risk

Work prioritization Not focused Focused

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