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Where ESG and Sustainability Dovetail

Green Project Management

GPM has been working with global organizations for 13 years to help them achieve and implement sustainability goals and practices. The post Where ESG and Sustainability Dovetail appeared first on Doing the right things, the right way, for the right reasons.

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Unlocking ASEAN’s Sustainable Performance with the GPM P5 Standard

Green Project Management

As someone who is passionate about sustainability, I believe that […] The post Unlocking ASEAN’s Sustainable Performance with the GPM P5 Standard appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change. Entries Leadership Methods P5 Sustainability Value Management

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Project Sponsors are the Key to Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Project Management

Green Project Management

In recent months, there has been an uptick in interest in sustainable project management. In 2022, GPM has seen a 20% increase in downloads of our P5 Standard for sustainable project management. Entries Leadership P5 Project Management Sponsorship Sustainability

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Sustainable Estimating

Green Project Management

The post Sustainable Estimating appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. The only certainty is that nothing is certain. Pliny the Elder, Roman scholar, 23-79 CE Our culture encodes a strong bias either to neglect or ignore variation. We tend to focus instead on measures of central tendency, and as a result we make some terrible mistakes, often with considerable practical import. Stephen Jay Gould, naturalist, […].

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

The largest banks have increased reserves for protection against deteriorating economic conditions. Should banks delay their digital transformation investments and focus on cost reductions? In this webinar, Alex Jiménez will walk us through that question and examine the prudent course of action.

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Sustainability: Debunking the False Notion That It Adds Costs

Green Project Management

What comes to mind when we hear the term “sustainability”? Sustainability is multifaceted and complex. Benefits Management SustainabilityIt is wide in range, and its spectrum encompasses everything from modern slavery to energy efficiency.

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Sustainable Risk Management – Organizational Factors

Green Project Management

This post is intended to provide the foundational concepts around organizational sustainable risk management factors. This post also recommends adopting sustainable risk management as a core discipline within sustainable change delivery. This is part of a series that provides the foundation for understanding sustainable change delivery. Benefits Management Business Case Change Delivery Management System Portfolio Management Risk Management Sustainability

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Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Reference Guide 2nd Edition

Green Project Management

GPM Global is delighted to announce the publishing of the Second Edition of the Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Reference Guide. Sustainable project management is a rapidly growing discipline. The post Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Reference Guide 2nd Edition appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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The Relationship Between Project Activities, ESG Disclosures, and Sustainability Reports

Green Project Management

As a result, ESG disclosures and materiality reporting have become essential for organizations that want to […] The post The Relationship Between Project Activities, ESG Disclosures, and Sustainability Reports appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change.

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Sustainable Portfolio Management – Foundational Overview

Green Project Management

This post highlights the importance of portfolio management for sustainable change delivery. This blog post is part of a series that provides a foundation for understanding sustainable change delivery. The post Sustainable Portfolio Management – Foundational Overview appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. It is not the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

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How To Launch A Feature To Maximize Growth

Speaker: Brian Balfour, CEO, Reforge

Have you ever been part of a launch that, despite everyone's hard work, was more like a balloon deflating than a rocket taking off? It turns out that some of the most popular product and feature launch tactics can be counterproductive to achieving sustainable growth. Brian Balfour, Founder and CEO of Reforge, has taken a close look at these practices to figure out just why they can slow - or even hurt - growth. Now, he has a repeatable model for you to use in your next launches to get the growth you're looking for.

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COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 06: The Cost of Delay

Green Project Management

The post COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 06: The Cost of Delay appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. Change Delivery Competence Global Goals Risk Management Sustainability“The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.”

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COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 04: Transformational Change Requirements

Green Project Management

Sustainable project management can help provide guidance with this. The post COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 04: Transformational Change Requirements appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Agility and Sustainability

Scrum.org

Did you know that there are 17 United Nation, sustainable development goals. And that could include consideration for those 17 United Nation sustainable development goals. Now those 17 United Nation sustainable development goals, they do compete against each other.

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Sustainable Risk Management – Four Current Challenges with Solutions

Green Project Management

This post focuses on the current challenges of sustainable risk management within sustainable change delivery, with useful perspectives, tools, and techniques. This blog post is part of a series that provides the foundation for understanding sustainable change delivery. The post Sustainable Risk Management – Four Current Challenges with Solutions appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Psychological Safety & Employee Wellbeing: Building a Healthy & Accountable Work Environment

Speaker: Tracie Sponenberg - Chief People Officer, The Granite Group & Melissa Doman M.A. Organizational Psychologist, Mental Health at Work Specialist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist

In this webinar, Tracie Sponenberg, Chief People Officer, and Melissa Doman, Organizational Psychologist & Mental Health at Work Specialist, will discuss methods for developing and maintaining employee wellness and psychological safety in your workforce!

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Lean and Project Sustainability

PM Times

On July 18th, 2008, SPIEGEL quoted the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas on how sustainability is seen and understood by various people. Rem Koolhaas allegedly said that “sustainability is such a political category that it’s getting more and more difficult to think about it in a serious way”.

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The Importance of Chief Sustainability Officers Interfacing with Project Organizations.

Green Project Management

How Can Project Organizations Benefit the Chief Sustainability Officer? The Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) is becoming increasingly important in today’s business world. appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change.

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Sustaining Agility Beyond Crises

International Institute for Learning

Agile is a better approach to economic challenges, too, and by continuing to do Agile in more systematic and sustainable ways , companies can not only weather the latest economic storm, but prepare for and thrive in a world of ongoing, unpredictable and accelerating change.

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What is sustainable procurement, and why should a project manager care?

Green Project Management

Depending on the industry you work in or the company you work for, […] The post What is sustainable procurement, and why should a project manager care? appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change. Entries P5 Standard Sustainable Procurement

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How to Make Every Project a Sustainable Project

PM Times

Every organization brings a variety of motivations to its sustainability initiatives. In many cases, there’s a direct tie between sustainability and the for-profit projects a company pursues.

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Sustainable Development Goal 14. “Life Under Water and Project Management”

Green Project Management

This installment in our series on the SDGs focuses on #14 of 17, conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, “Life Underwater” This SDG has seven targets which you can read in detail. The post Sustainable Development Goal 14.

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Where should sustainability fit within the realm of projects, new products and service delivery? 

Green Project Management

But sustainability encompasses so many facets, and knowing where and how to start can be challenging. Until recently, sustainability was viewed […]. The post Where should sustainability fit within the realm of projects, new products and service delivery?

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Managing Sustainable Development Projects Sustainably, an Example.

Green Project Management

The post Managing Sustainable Development Projects Sustainably, an Example. Entries Global Goals P5 SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Project Management GPM Village Green GlobalWe just posted a media release to announce a partnership with Village Green Global, who will sponsor a series of initiatives in the Russel Island, Solomon Islands.

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Working toward Sustainable Pace in Scrum and Kanban

Scrum.org

Aiming toward Sustainable Pace. Agile processes promote sustainable development. If you are an agile leader - do you know whether your teams are currently operating at a sustainable pace? Measuring Sustainable Pace. Planning/Forecasting using a Sustainability Factor.

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Sustainable Development Goal #11 of 17 and Project Management, Sustainable Cities.

Green Project Management

In this installment of our series on the SDGs, we look at #11 of 17, Sustainable Cities and Communities. This goal encompasses ten targets of sustainable development. The post Sustainable Development Goal #11 of 17 and Project Management, Sustainable Cities. IPMA Management System P5 Project Management Risk Management SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Project Management ICB4

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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later.

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COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 01: Summary

Green Project Management

The post COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 01: Summary appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. The world is trying to deal with and understand the recent challenges and upheaval caused by COVID-19.

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The paradox of Sprinting at a Sustainable Pace

Scrum.org

As Scrum Master and Coach I often have to remind people that our goal is not to run but build a pace we can be confortable with for a long period of time, a sustainable pace. As long as we want to develop our product we should be able to sustain our pace indefinitely.

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Working towards Sustainable Pace in Scrum and Kanban

Scrum.org

Aiming towards Sustainable Pace. Agile processes promote sustainable development. If you are an agile leader - do you know whether your teams are currently operating at a sustainable pace? Measuring Sustainable Pace. Planning/Forecasting using a Sustainability Factor.

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What is a project sustainability impact assessment and how can it measure the value of social and environmental efforts?

Green Project Management

The post What is a project sustainability impact assessment and how can it measure the value of social and environmental efforts? appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change. Do you measure and place value on Environmental, Social, and Economic impacts in your projects?

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What does it take to make an Agile transformation sustain?

Scrum.org

In other words: An Agile transformation is a success when it sustains. This brings me back to the title of this article: What does it take to create a transformation that sustains? These changes hardly ever sustain. The change will yield short-term effects but is not sustaining.

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Sustain Your PMO: Nine Easy Lessons

The Lazy Project Manager

The good news is that there is now plenty of great research emerging on the context and conditions for successful PMOs; some of the lessons learned are simple and intuitive, others less so, as evidenced in this extract from Peter Taylor and Ray Mead’s Delivering Successful PMOs. Lesson One: Get Help. As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc.,

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A rookie mistake with sustainable procurement… Lessons Learned

Green Project Management

The post A rookie mistake with sustainable procurement… Lessons Learned appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. Entries Risk Management SDGs GPM P5 Standard PRiSM Sustainable Procurement“I don’t want to wear something on my body that hurts the environment or the people in it. It’s hard to know what is good and what is bad on the high street and equally hard to find fashionable or youthful ethical clothing.

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Agility for a Sustainable World: Why We Need to Redefine The Meaning of Agility

Scrum.org

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. Within these guardrails, which are getting tighter on a planet of nearly 8 billion people [3], we urgently need to make our lives and economies sustainable. .

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How Project Managers Can Lead the Way in Sustainability

LiquidPlanner

Sustainability is a critical business focus and a key driver of change in the way that organizations operate, and in the way, that project managers approach their work. The post How Project Managers Can Lead the Way in Sustainability appeared first on LiquidPlanner.

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10 Top Process Improvement Tools You Need to Create a More Sustainable Business

nTask

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model.

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Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level — Jorgen Hesselberg at the Agile Camp Berlin 2021

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level w/ Jorgen Hesselberg — ACB21. Organizational Equanimity: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level. Key Takeaways: Recognizing an organization’s balancing point – organizational equanimity – is crucial for sustainable agility.

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GPM Supporting Sustainable Development in Africa

Green Project Management

The post GPM Supporting Sustainable Development in Africa appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time. Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Entries Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals GPM in Africa Sustainable DevelopmentI have long maintained that professional development organizations and associations that have a focus of expertise must establish a connection to global issues and develop platforms for action and partnership.

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Does Big Business Care about Sustainability?

Green Project Management

Does big business care about sustainability and social responsibility? In general, the response is a strong negative: “NO big business couldn’t care less about sustainability or social responsibility!” ” GPM’s experience though is the exact opposite: YES big business aggressively cares about sustainability and social responsibility! […]. The post Does Big Business Care about Sustainability?