Mastering Sustainability in Project Management

Overview

This 4-day course covers the fundamentals of project management using sustainable methodologies. When successfully completed participants will have acquired the knowledge and tools to manage sustainable “green” projects. Each course is led by an instructor that is GPM® certified and specializes in project management and can therefore use real world experience when instructing. The course completes with a practical application day of hands on training using our unique EnVex methodology, a competency exercise to qualify for the GPM certification.

Green Project Management™ courses will help you to:

• make a difference in the design stages using “green thinking”
• direct your outcomes towards energy efficiency, emissions (carbon) reduction, water efficiency, and waste minimisation
• understand how to make a difference by having a sustainable supply chain
• EnVex Methodology

The EnVex is a hands-on learning approach to educate on sustainable methodologies as they pertain to Project Management. This pedagogy is designed to augment the participants existing knowledge of project management through an iterative process to add a framework of sustainability whether the participant is a PM with 20 years of experience or just entering the field.

Prerequisites

You should attend a Green Project Management™ course if you are:

• a project or programme manager who wishes to augment your skillset with sustainable methodologies
• responsible for implementing a sustainable approach to project management in your organisation
• looking to gain knowledge of how “going green” can enhance your project and programme delivery

By the end of this course, participants will have working knowledge of:

• What Green Project Management is and how it is different from main stream project management.
• How to effectively Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control, and Close a project using sustainable methods such as Environmental Impact Analysis tools, Environmental Management Plan Leveling, and Environmental Management Plans.
• The key differences between Project Management and Project Leadership and why they are both required to be an effective PM. This encompasses: Communication, Issue Management, Stakeholder Management and Environmental Factors

QA are proud to be the exclusive UK provider of Green Project Management™ courses. For more information on sustainability in project management, please visit www.greenprojectmanagement.org