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The Complexity of Sustainable Project Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 4269

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Avraham Shtub

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Guest Editor
Industrial Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
Interests: operations management
Dr. Claudio Szwarcfiter

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Guest Editor
Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: project management and scheduling; reinforcement learning-based heuristics; sustainable logistics and physical internet
Dr. Ran Etgar

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Department of Industrial Engineering, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek-Hefer, Israel
Interests: project management and scheduling; operations research; simulation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are currently organizing a Special Issue entitled 'The Complexity of Sustainable Project Management'.

This Special Issue seeks to publish papers featuring novel research on this topic. Modern projects cannot ignore this critical issue and, therefore, project management is faced with unique and new challenges; not only do they need to be fiscally sound, but they also need to be socially and environmentally sustainable. This can be achieved by the adequate management of resources.

Obviously, this is only a partial description of the complexity of sustainable project management, as the concept of sustainability today also includes labor practices, human rights, fair business dealings, social responsibility and consumer issues.

The aim of this Special Issue is to cover the broad range of topics involved in sustainable project management. In the environment sphere, we welcome contributions on sustainable resource use, pol-lution prevention, and climate change mitigation. Community involvement and engagement is anoth-er major factor in sustainable project management, including employee training and skills develop-ment, wealth and income creation, and stakeholder management. Important issues in human resource management are work conditions, health and safety.

This Special Issue will focus both on projects that deliver sustainable goods or services and on projects delivered following sustainable processes. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Sustainable project management and the business case for sustainability;
  • Evaluating the impact and integration of sustainability in project management tools and techniques;
  • Critical factors, best practices and determinants for effective sustainable project management implementation;
  • Project managers and the tradeoffs between sustainability-related objectives in decision making;
  • Innovative sustainable project practices and applications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Avraham Shtub
Dr. Claudio Szwarcfiter
Dr. Ran Etgar
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainable project management
  • project management
  • sustainability
  • sustainable parameters
  • project sustainability
  • sustainable development
  • environmental sustainability
  • sustainable goods and services
  • sustainable processes

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Sustainability Interventions of Construction Project Managers—Establishing a Minimum Baseline
by Shabnam Arabpour and Gilbert Silvius
Sustainability 2023, 15(12), 9795; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129795 - 19 Jun 2023
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The implementation of higher standards for sustainability presents a challenge to the construction industry. Sustainable construction guidelines often emphasize the outcomes of a project rather than addressing the sustainability aspects of its delivery, management, and governance processes. Project management standards and frameworks recognize [...] Read more.
The implementation of higher standards for sustainability presents a challenge to the construction industry. Sustainable construction guidelines often emphasize the outcomes of a project rather than addressing the sustainability aspects of its delivery, management, and governance processes. Project management standards and frameworks recognize the significance of sustainability. However, they lack practical instructions for project managers on effectively integrating sustainability into their project management practices. This study addresses this gap in the literature by investigating the perceived effectiveness and ease of sustainability interventions, with the aim of developing a ‘minimum baseline’ set of interventions that managers of construction projects can make in order to develop more sustainable projects. From the existing literature, 42 sustainability interventions by a project manager were derived. A quantitative survey-based research approach utilizing a self-administrated online questionnaire was employed to assess their effectiveness and ease of implementation. The questionnaire was distributed to the project managers worldwide, and valuable input was received from 105 respondents globally. The findings indicate that a minimum baseline of interventions can be formed with ten interventions that focus on the themes of communication, guidelines and regulations, and the supply chain. By revealing this minimum baseline, the study provides practical guidance for project managers of construction projects and fills the gap in the literature regarding the lack of a practical framework for improving sustainability in construction projects. Full article
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Examining Criteria for Choosing Subcontractors for Complex and Multi-Systems Projects
by Shimon Fridkin and Sigal Kordova
Sustainability 2022, 14(22), 14988; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214988 - 13 Nov 2022
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Numerous companies from diverse industries use subcontracting in their operations. In complex projects, subcontractor selection is a crucial managerial decision that significantly impacts project success. The current mixed-methodology study examines that criteria that high-tech defense and civilian companies use to choose optimal subcontractors. [...] Read more.
Numerous companies from diverse industries use subcontracting in their operations. In complex projects, subcontractor selection is a crucial managerial decision that significantly impacts project success. The current mixed-methodology study examines that criteria that high-tech defense and civilian companies use to choose optimal subcontractors. The qualitative aspect derives from semi-structured interviews; the quantitative findings were obtained using three statistical methods: Friedman’s two-way analysis of variance by ranks, hierarchical cluster analysis, and multidimensional scaling (PROXSCAL). Data analysis yielded twelve leading criteria for subcontractor selection, categorized into four clusters of varying strength. The three highest-rated criteria were significantly stronger than the others and included system reliability and quality, level of service, and flexibility to change. The lowest rated criteria were leadership and innovation, and number of systems supplied in the past. The findings provide practical insights applicable to subcontractor selection and expand our knowledge of complex project management. Full article
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