Winner of PMI’s 2011 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award
Detailing cutting-edge green techniques and methods, this book teaches project managers how to maximize resources and get the most out of limited budgets. It supplies proven techniques and best practices in green project management, including risk and opportunity assessments. With illustrative case studies and insights from acknowledged leaders in green project management, the text:
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Explains how to tap into green incentives, including grants, rebates, and tax credits
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Includes case studies that illustrate how to integrate green techniques and methods to generate cost savings and maximize resources
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Provides green techniques that take little time to implement, can benefit all types of projects, and can generate immediate savings to your project’s bottom line
Praise for:
A first-of-its-kind book … a must-read for senior executives as well as project managers.
Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., Senior Executive Director for Project Management at The International Institute for Learning
… an impressive piece of work.
Jean Binder, PMP, MBA, award-winning author (David I. Cleland Literature Award, 2008)
This important book defines the green field and sets out the steps for those who want to be ahead of the crowd…
Dr. David Hillson, PMP, FAPM, FIRM, MCMI, Director of Risk Doctor & Partners
… an incredible call to arms to increase your project greenality for a better world, or a bigger pay check, if you’re still cynical on this topic.
Bas de Baar, ProjectShrink.com
… an excellent job of making the reader aware of how much influence a single project manager, let alone an entire discipline, can have on improving our environment.
Professor Schwalbe, Department of Business Administration, Augsburg College
Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Introduction
Section I : Surfing The Green Wave
Chapter 1 : Problem Drivers and Indicators
Chapter 2 : Green Project Terminology : The Language of The Green Wave
Chapter 3 : Understanding Green Project Fundamentals
Chapter 4 : Types of Projects : A Rainbow of Green
Section II : Hiking The Project
Chapter 5 : Project Ideation
Chapter 6 : Developing The Project
Chapter 7 : Executing The Project
Chapter 8 : Taking The Watch (Monitoring and Controlling)
Section III : Approaching The Finish Line
Chapter 9 : The Beginning and The End?
Chapter 10 : Lean Thinking, Muda, and The Four Ls
Chapter 11 : At The Top of Their Game
Chapter 12 : Enabling Green to Earn You "Green"
Section IV : Crossing The Finish Line
Chapter 13 : Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Green (A Green Project Manager's Toolbox)
Chapter 14 : Resource Information
Index
