Front-end Sustainability: Initiating the right sustainable projects
One of the most critical questions for project management going forward will be how to aid in tackling the large, complex and interlinked sustainability challenges that need to be solved for societies worldwide to survive and prosper[1]. The 'Fuzzy' Front-End, when a project is conceptualized and defined, is the stage which is most critical in determining the impact of a project, yet the Front-End of Eco-Innovation has recieved little attention by the field of project management [2] [3]. As sustainability is a new lense to view projects through, it requires rethinking
The big idea
As a profession, project management has historically played a crucial role in achieving objectives and delivering successful outcomes, and thus will likely play a significant role in solving the sustainability challenges[1]. However,
management of meaningful sustainability projects can be especially complex, as the scope is beyond what a single organization, government or individual can solve alone.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Konstantinou, Efrosyni, Jenny McArthur, Rob Leslie-Carter, and Vedran Zerjav, 2021. Climate Change and the Evolution of the Project Management Profession, Project Management Institute. (https://www.projectmanagement.com/contentPages/video.cfm?ID=736527&thisPageURL=/videos/736527/climate-change-and-the-evolution-of-the-project-management-profession#_=_)
- ↑ Bocken, N. M. P., M. Farracho, R. Bosworth, and R. Kemp, 2014. The Front-End of Eco-Innovation for Eco-Innovative Small and Medium Sized Companies, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 31:43–57. Available at: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/245338/The-front-end-of-eco-innovation_final__open-access.pdf?sequence=1 )
- ↑ Sherwin, Chris, 2017. The Fuzzy Front-End of Sustainability, Edie. (https://www.edie.net/the-fuzzy-front-end-of-sustainability/) )
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stock, Tim, Michael Obenaus, Amara Slaymaker, and Günther Seliger, 2017. A Model for the Development of Sustainable Innovations for the Early Phase of the Innovation Process, Procedia Manufacturing 8:215–22. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351978917300331?via%3Dihub
