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The Sustainable Project Management Principle of Social and Ecological Equity

Green Project Management

This is the 5th installment in our series on Sustainable Project Management Principles. As project managers, it’s crucial to consider the social and ecological equity principle when planning and executing projects in ecologically sensitive areas and centers of population. [In In 2023, this essentially means on earth].

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Planned Obsolescence: An Unsustainable Business Model

Green Project Management

Planned Obsolescence involves designing products to quickly break or become obsolete in the short to mid-term, with the general goal of encouraging sales of new products and upgrades. Let’s start by defining some terms. This business model thrives on consumer dissatisfaction and the constant need for newer, shinier products.

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Maximizing Business Outcomes at a Sustainable Pace - A Culinary Analogy

Scrum.org

Have you ever considered how a satisfying meal relates to effective Sprint Planning in Scrum? ?️? Eating on a full stomach is similar to achieving 100% capacity utilization in Sprint Planning; interestingly, neither is good. By finding a balance, we can avoid the pitfalls of burnout and foster a more sustainable work environment.

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Agile Principles – Sustainable Pace

Scrum.org

This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “Agile processes promote sustainable development. Agile approaches like Scrum have long promoted the importance of working at a sustainable pace. Commonly this was(/is) used to mask inevitable inaccuracies in planning, poor management and quality issues.

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COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 04: Transformational Change Requirements

Green Project Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, and many countries and communities have been forced to make dramatic changes in lifestyle, plans and expectations. Sustainable project management can help provide guidance with this. What is being demanded in many of these communities is a dramatic transformational change.

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The Velociteach Guide to Delivering Sustainable Projects

Velociteach

By their very nature, certain projects scream sustainability ! Other projects may not have such lofty goals; however, those who lead the project teams should deliver sustainable outcomes. Sustainability in project management is no longer a choice but a necessity.

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.