Organisations have to start their sustainability journey. Project Management is an important skill for managing this journey. But exist there a way to do green Project Management? Here awareness and introduction to PRISM from GPM presented during a PMI Belgium Roundtable.

1. Sustainability in your organisation
A key contribution by project managers
PMI
September 2014
Laurent JANSSENS, Ir CISA CGEIT
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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Appendixes/References
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Who am I?
- Laurent Janssens
Owner of Sustain-IT, which aims to provide advices on green IT/IT sustainability, from
strategic planning to implementation and on assessments at all stages of the
process in between.
Previously, 8 years as management consultant/interim Manager advising clients, in
different sectors, on IT governance, portfolio management, project management, project
coaching & process improvement.
These consultancy assignments benefited from his experience in IT management,
Project management, security management and Audit (ICT, Operational, Financial).
As background, mechanical engineer (Ir). He obtained his CISA in 1999 after a Master In
Computer Audit granted from UAMS. He regularly participates on PMI events
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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Appendixes/References
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But what is sustainability ?
« Sustainable development is
development that meets
the needs of the present
without compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet their
own needs »
(Bruntland Commission -
UN)

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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Appendixes/References
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Let us present « Hercules »
Senior PM used to
ensure its projects
are On Time, On
Budget, On Scope

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Hercules'new project

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Hercules' 12 labors (1-6)

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Hercules' 12 labors (7-12)

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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Appendixes/References
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12. A framework to perform Sustainable Project Management ?
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PRiSM™ (Projects integrating Sustainable
Methods) is the sustainability based
project delivery method which
incorporates tangible tools and methods
to manage the balance between finite
resources, social responsibility, and
delivering “green” project outcomes.
It answer to the question : "How do I apply
sustainability to my projects?”
PRiSM establishes a framework of
considerations derived from ISO 21500,
ISO 14001, ISO 26000, ISO 50001 and
ISO 9001
(Extracts from PRISM)

13. Hercules' Sustainability Management Plan (SMP)
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- Sustainability
objectives
- Key measures and
performance indicators
(on 5P)
- Impact Assessment
results
- Out of scope
- Sustainability risk
Management

14. Key Performance Measures
(Qualitative and Quantitative)
Based on an existing example of a Green City Project
Example:
Key Performance Indicators Environmental
•Energy: Number of green Buildings in the city
•Waste: Amount of dangerous waste treated
•Transport: Number of electric public transport
•Water Usage: Amount of building with water recycled system
•Materials and Resources: amount of promotional benefits to acquire local materials and their
impacts in the local industries. ie. Construction
Key Performance Indicators Financial
•Return on Investment: ROI
•Business Agility: number of days to resolve upcoming squatting, weeds, pests, unsafe buildings,
graffiti
Key Performance Indicators Products
•Servicing of Product: Satisfaction Survey Results (surveys carried out be independent agency)
•Lifespan of Product: The Enforcement Agency should have 60% Community Satisfaction
Key Performance Indicators Processes
•Maturity of process: Maturity of the EMS: Plan-Do-check-Act
•Maturity Efficiency and fairness of process: number of corrective actions and its financial impact
Key Performance Indicators Personal
•Labour Practices and Decent Work: Number of labor accidents and amount of money incurred
•Society and Customers: Number of children received training course regarding Sustainability.
•Ethical Behaviour: implement “Sustainability Awards” at school, restaurants, event organizer, etc.

15. To get SMP, Hercules has to perform a P5 impact analysis
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- P5 stands for People,
Planet, Profit, Process
& Products
- Cover the complete
product life cycle (not
only during project)
- For each « P »,
broken down with
focus areas

16. The P5 Matrix, a framework in several layers
Adobe Acrobat
Document

17. A project without changes doesn't exist ! How to manage it
here ?
Assessment should
be done against the
5P objectives :
- People
- Profit
- Planet
- Products
- Process
Other steps in
process are similar
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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Conclusions
· Appendixes/References
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Should the PMBOK become greener?

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Agenda
· Who am I?
· Some concepts
· Hercules’new assignment and his 12
labors
· What is green PM?
· And PMI PMBOK?
· Conclusions
· Appendixes/References
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21. Thinkings & Tends
- Project Managers are key stakeholders in
the sustainability journey
- Some PM practices should be extended to
include sustainability practices
- Decisions for initiating project (portfolio
mgt) should also include beside Benefits
vs Cost, the sustainability impacts of the
project
- It stays so a wonderful world…
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With thanks to GPM®
The figures in this presentation are kindly
provided by GPM, under the rules of
copyright.

23. GPM
With operations in over 140 countries, GPM is the
largest provider of sustainability training in the world
and is the only project management organization that
has adopted sustainability as a core competency
GPM is the only International Project Management
Organization that is a signatory and contributor to the
UN Global Compact (UNGC).
GPM is a member of ANSI (ISO) and their certification
board follows ISO 17024 standards for certification of
professionals.
GPM has won three International Awards for the
PRiSM™ Methodology
Training Programs are registered with the International
Project Management Association (IPMA®)
Who is GPM
Global?

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Backup slides

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References
· « T.I.C et développement durable: les
conditions du succès » - Sylvie Faucheux, Ch.
Hue, I. Nicolaï – De Boeck
· Smart2020, the climate Group, 2008
· Econochoc, Geert Noels
· Sustainability in Project Mgt, G.Silvius
· Making sense of sustainability PM, L.T Barnard
· PRISM, the GPM© reference guide to
sustainability in PM
· Green business model
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27. Sustain-IT's approach : an holostic approach to stay aligned
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People
Products Process

28. P5 framework

29. P5 and Products
A product defined as being any tangible or
intangible service, goods, change,
resource result or outcome undertaken by
an orgnization, using project management
processes to create, updated, expand,
maintain and eventually dispose of the
products, with the objective of using the
product to provide future benefit to the
organisation

30. P5 and Processes
A project consists of a unique set of
processes consisting of coordinated and
controlled activities with start and end
dates, performed to achieve project
objectives.
3 major types of processes :
- Project management processes
- Delivery processes
- Support processes

31. P5 and People
The focus areas are :
- Labour practices and decent work
- Society and costumers
- Human Rights
- Ethical behaviour

32. P5 and Planet
The environmental aspect of sustainability
concerns
portfolio, program and a project’s impacts on
living and non-living natural systems, including
land, air, water and ecosystems.
The focus areas are :
- Tranport
- Energy
- Water
- Waste

33. P5 and Profit
The focus areas are :
- Return of investments
- Business agility
- Economic stimulation

34. Is technology view enough?
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Why to go green ?

36. However, there are contrasts
between sustainability and PM
Project
Manage
ment
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Long term + short term oriented
In the interest of this generation
and future generations
Life cycle oriented
People, Planet, Profit
Increasing complexity
Short term oriented
In the interest of
Sponsors/stakeholders
Deliverables/result oriented
Scope, Time, Budget (OTOBOS)
Reduced complexity
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Smart 2020 report - 2008
Appendix

38. And how was your experience for this first Green Project ?
- Need to manage the cleantech
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- by Project Management
- but with some improved approaches ;
- The green approaches
- impact most of PM disciplines ;
- will apply during the whole PM life cycle
- The journey starts... You are welcome in
joining...