an introduction to sustainability in project...

An introduction to

Sustainability in

Project Management

F. Davarpanah, DBA, PMP®

F. Davarpanah, DBA, PMP 1

Presenter

Fariborz Davarpanah

•Doctor of Business Administration from France

•Master Degree in Materials Engineering

•PMP® Certified since 2008

•Member of review team for PMBOK® 5th edition

•Work and life experience in Europe and East Asia

•University and professional lecturer of Project

Management and Leadership skills since 2009

•Experience in automotive, gas, petrochemical and

steel industries and large/medium size projects for

almost two decades F. Davarpanah, DBA, PMP 2

What is Sustainability?

• Sustainable (Merriam-Webster):

“of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged”

“ of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods”

• Sustainability (Cambridge):

“the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment”

“the ability to continue at a particular level for a period of time”


Why caring for sustainability?


Emission


Corruption, bribery


Environmental disasters

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Pollution, climate change


Famine, child misconduct,

deprivation



Violence, Radicalism, Extremism

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War, refugee dislocation


In memory of the brave firemen of Plasco F. Davarpanah, DBA, PMP

Safety concerns

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Sustainability deals with:

• Balancing social, environmental and economic

interests

• Short term and Long term consideration

• Local and Global approach

• Consuming income – NOT capital

• Transparency and Accountability

• Values and Ethics


The current status


2013: A survey of

1,000 CEOs (from 27

industries across 103

countries)

Business leaders are

NOT satisfied with

progress in tackling

global sustainability

challenges…

Source Accenture – UNGC Sustainability Survey 2013

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Projects and global business/economy

70%

30%

Global GDP breakdown

Operations

Projects

• Share of projects in

global GDP has been

increasing

• 30% in 2014

• Foreseen to raise to

40% by 2020


Evolution of Project Management

• 1st Generation: Meeting primary Triple Constraints

• 2nd Generation: Meeting secondary Triple Constraints

• 3rd Generation: Ethical behavior and Social

Responsibility

• 4th Generation: Sustainable (Green) PM (Considering

People, Planet and Prosperity in all aspects of projects’

Products and Processes)


GPM Global

• Operations in over 140 countries

• The largest provider of sustainability training

• The only project management organization that has adopted sustainability as a core competency

• The only International Project Management Organization that is a signatory and contributor to the UN Global Compact (UNGC)

• A member of ANSI (ISO)

• Won three International Awards for the PRiSM™ Methodology

• Training Programs are registered with the International Project Management Association

(IPMA®)


www.greenprojectmanagement.org

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http://www.greenprojectmanagement.org/

GPM Methodology

GPM’s Methodology for Project Management is a step by step

process that integrates:

ISO standards for:

- Corporate Social Responsibility, (ISO 26000)

- Quality Management, (ISO 9001)

- Environmental Management, (ISO 14001)

- Energy Management; (ISO 50001) and

- Project Management (ISO 21500)

with the:

- Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 Framework and

- the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles for Sustainable

Development.


P5 Standard

PRiSM Methodology


GPM

• The sustainability engine behind the PRiSM

Methodology.

– People

– Planet

– Prosperity

– Project Processes

– Project Products

The P5™ Standard


The P5™ Standard


The 17 Global Goals


(UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development)

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

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https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

P5 Standard: Elements


SMP and scoring system

P5 Category P5 Sub Category

P5 Element P5 Score Description Proposed Action

Social Ethical behavior

Anti-competitive

behavior

+2 Vendor selection

committee not

transparent and

responsive

Clear and

transparent

selection

procedure

and reporting

system to be

established

…

Environmental Transport Digital

communication

-3 All project

correspondence is

done by email and

video conference

None

…

Overall Score n


GPM Certifications • The Tri-Level Certification Track


Entry, Practitioner, and Master certifications

Knowledge Application Mastery

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PSM3™


What PSM3™ Assesses


How Organizations are Rated

• PSM3™


GPM

Some companies that have taken PRiSM Training and

integrated PRiSM into their project delivery


Let’s make a

better world

to live in…

Thank You for your

kind attention!


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