Sustainable project management through project control in infrastructure projects
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1167 – 1183 |
| Journal | International Journal of Project Management |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 1 Mar 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the delivery of projects as stakeholders require ethicality, eco-friendliness, and economic efficiency during a project's life cycle. Previous studies focused on the environmental aspects of sustainability in project deliverables, whereas less attention has been directed at sustainable project management during project delivery. The goal of this study is to identify the control practices that a project organization uses for sustainable project management. A qualitative single-case study was conducted on a large infrastructure project in which a road tunnel was constructed in a highly demanding environment, involving multiple stakeholders in an alliance contract. The results reveal that sustainable project management is implemented using not only indicators but a holistic control package in which control mechanisms are used differently for different sustainability dimensions. Internal project control is complemented with sustainable project governance, linking the project to its external stakeholders and regulations. The alliance contract activates the partners to exploit innovation opportunities and, thus, promotes economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
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Keywords
- Alliance, Project control, Public-private partnership (PPP), Sustainability, Sustainability indicators, Sustainable project management