1. Sustainability in Project Management:A Responsibility of Project Managers? A.J.Gilbert Silvius November 2010

2. Who’s talking? 47 years of age, 2 kids Education: Royal Military Academy MSc Economics (Erasmus University) MBA (Catholic University Leuven) PhD (Utrecht University) Experience: Royal Dutch Army (1981 – 1993) Getronics (1993 – 2004) Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (2002 – today) Van Aetsveld (2004 - today) Interests: Business IT Alignment Project Management Entrepreneurship in developing areas Gilbert Silvius Professor of Business, ICT and Innovation Program DirectorMaster of Project Management Principal consultant Van Aetsveld gilbert.silvius@hu.nl www.gilbertsilvius.nl

3. WhystudyProject Management? “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” The paceof changeis increasing

4. Projects as an instrument of realizingorganizationalchange

5. Projects as an instrument of realizingorganizationalchange

6. Sustainability?

7. Sustainability? Projects

10. Shell today

11. Shell today Contributing to sustainable development is integral to the way we do business

12. KLM

13. Unilever

14. Sustainability? Projects

15. Society level Corporate level Project level Individual level

16. Sustainable development World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission): "forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs."

17. Key concepts Sustainability is about balancing or harmonizing social, environmental and economical interests

18. People, Planet, Profit

19. Key concepts Sustainability is about balancing or harmonizing social, environmental and economical interests Sustainabilitytakesinto account both the short term and the long term

20. Naturalfriends? Regularorganization Permanent Short term + long term oriented Goal oriented Goal is chosen Project Temporary Short term oriented Deliverable oriented Deliverable is given

21. Key concepts Sustainability is about balancing or harmonizing social, environmental and economical interests Sustainabilitytakesinto account both the short term and the long term Sustainability is aboutconsumingincome, notcapital

22. The key is

23. World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission): Sustainable development needs change, needs innovation Innovation needs projects

24. Sustainability Innovation Projects

25. Okay….. But what does it mean for projects? What does it mean for project managers? Criteria? Scope? Responsibilities? Implications?

26. Sustainability criteria

27. Sustainability crieria

28. Sustainability criteria??

29. But what is the scope?

31. Sustainability inthe Project Life Cycle

32. But….. Is it the project manager’sresponsibility?

33. But is it the PM’s responsibility?

34. But….. Is it the project manager’s responsibility? Or should the project manager take responsibility?

35. Implications The ‘Sustainable’ Project Manager

36. Project Management

37. SustainableProject Management

38. Implications The ‘Sustainable’ Project Manager Sustainability in Project Management competencies

39. Future Past Present

40. Implications The ‘Sustainable’ Project Manager Sustainability in Project Management competencies Sustainability in Project Management processes and methodologies Sustainability in Project Management reporting

41. Conclusion Sustainability!! Projects

42. 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