Sustainability and Project Management – The Drivers and Benefits

This research is looking at the concept of sustainable project management and its importance in real life project management. Firstly, the research will examine the meaning of sustainability and sustainable management. Next, it will examine, evaluate and classify the different drivers for the integ...

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Main Author: Hussaen Ali Hassan Kahachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wasit University 2017-04-01
Series:Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences
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Online Access:https://ejuow.uowasit.edu.iq/index.php/ejuow/article/view/67
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Summary:This research is looking at the concept of sustainable project management and its importance in real life project management. Firstly, the research will examine the meaning of sustainability and sustainable management. Next, it will examine, evaluate and classify the different drivers for the integration of sustainability in project management as social, economic, legislative and environmental drivers. Then, the research will discuss the potential benefits of implementing sustainability in project management throughout project's lifecycle. The researcher concluded that there are many environmental, social/ethical, legislative and economic benefits derived from integrating sustainability into project management throughout project's lifecycle, however, there are some restrictions as the tools for integration are still under development.
ISSN:2305-6932
2663-1970