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Project Manager as a Pivot Point for Implementing Sustainability in an Enterprise

Project Manager as a Pivot Point for Implementing Sustainability in an Enterprise
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Author(s): Richard Maltzman (EarthPM, LLC, USA)and David Shirley (EarthPM, LLC, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 18
Source title: Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4852-4.ch051

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors provide a rationale for asserting a special importance of the project manager with respect to implementing sustainability at their enterprise, due to their being at a key “pivot point.” This does not come without challenges, and here the authors convey those specific challenges for project managers. They show that one of these challenges is adopting a sustainability thinking mindset, a mindset that has its roots in the “larger scheme of things, and the long-haul,” even though project managers are often (necessarily) focused on their immediate scope, and short-term deliverables for demanding stakeholders. Finally, the authors advise project managers with some specific techniques to overcome the prior challenges.

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