Sustainability in Project Management: A Functional Approach

This book presents a new approach to project management that emphasizes sustainability, aiming to achieve economic, environmental, and social goals. It discusses sustainable planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, using a functional approach and drawing on the authors' combined experience. It is useful for project managers, team members, and stakeholders, as well as scientists and students studying management, IT, and business.

Format: Hardback
Length: 190 pages
Publication date: 29 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book offers a fresh perspective on project management, unveiling how it can be approached through the lens of sustainability. Sustainable project management goes beyond mere economic objectives, encompassing environmental and social considerations. It is of utmost importance to view project management from a sustainability standpoint, as sustainable development cannot keep up with the rapid pace and magnitude of ecological and social issues. The Earth's natural resources are rapidly depleting, leading to a disruption in the global equilibrium between its ecosystems and the human world of production and consumption.

The book adopts a functional approach, empowering management and business to implement the methodologies discussed. Key topics covered include sustainable planning, sustainable organizing, sustainable leading, and sustainable controlling. The authors draw upon their extensive expertise in the field to provide a novel and insightful perspective.

This book is particularly valuable for project managers, team members, and other stakeholders involved in projects. It serves as a valuable reference for scientists and students studying management, IT, and business. By integrating sustainability principles into project management, organizations can contribute to the creation of a more sustainable and resilient future.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 160 x 241 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367518745