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  • About
    • What is Sustainable Project Management?
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    • Our Timeline
    • Contact us
    • UN Engagement
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  • For Individuals
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      • Why Choose GPM for Certification
      • The Certified Sustainable Project Professional | (CSPP™)
        • GPM-b to CSPP Information
        • CSPP Frequently Asked Questions
        • Reinstate Your GPM-b and Upgrade to the CSPP
        • The Legacy GPM-b Certification
          • GPM-b to CSSP
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      • The Certified Sustainable Project Manager | Specialist (CSPMs™) Certification
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      • Locate a Training Partner
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The project profession has a standard way of handling stakeholders. Early in a project, you identify them, place them on a power and interest grid, and decide how much attention each quadrant needs: manage closely, keep satisfied, keep info…

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  • Why “Green” Still Matters.
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  • Ethics and Decision Making as a Foundation for Sustainable Project Management Practice
  • The Essential Role of Commitment and Accountability in Project Management
  • The Role of Grit in Delivering Sustainable Projects
  • Mentoring and Coaching. Why it is Important and How it is Changing with Remote Work.
  • Sustainability: Debunking the False Notion That It Adds Costs
  • The Relationship Between Project Activities, ESG Disclosures, and Sustainability Reports
  • The Importance of Chief Sustainability Officers Interfacing with Project Organizations.
  • What is sustainable procurement, and why should a project manager care?
  • Unlocking ASEAN’s Sustainable Performance with the GPM P5 Standard
  • The Project Profession and Biodiversity. We need to mind our impacts.
  • We need to stop spreading the false notion that only 35% of projects are successful.
  • We really need to talk about Pakistan
  • What ESG Trends will Continue to Progress in 2023?
2022 7
  • What is a project sustainability impact assessment and how can it measure the value of social and environmental efforts?
  • The Climate COP System Needs an Overhaul.
  • Where ESG and Sustainability Dovetail
  • Project Sponsors are the Key to Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Project Management
  • Where should sustainability fit within the realm of projects, new products and service delivery?
  • Does Your Business Case Pass the Toddler Test?
  • The Risk of Inaction (ROI)
2021 6
  • The importance of being multi-disciplinary with Sustainable Project Management
  • Lessons from Harvard 4: How Adaptive Project Teams can work with Command & Control
  • Lessons from Harvard 3: Discovering the Squiggle on Projects
  • Lessons from Harvard 2: Understanding Organizational "Operating Systems"
  • Lessons from Harvard 1: Organizational Dynamics Set the Stage for Change
  • We Need to Raise Capable Leaders; Yesterday.
2020 8
  • Putting 2020 in the Rearview Mirror
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 07: Dealing with Cobb's Paradox
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 06: The Cost of Delay
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 01: Summary
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 04: Transformational Change Requirements
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 05: People or Economy - What is more important ?
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 03: Three Keys to Project Work During the Outbreak
  • COVID-19 Sustainable Lessons 02: References
2019 9
  • How we can empower our children, and not rob them of the ability, to dream of a better future.
  • Bio-Diversity's freefall can be mitigated through sustainable project management.
  • How an organization can avoid SDG-washing. Yes, it is a thing...
  • Lessons for Change from Bungee Jumping
  • Pollution - Why we replaced horses with automobiles
  • Two Technologies that Could Regenerate Our Planet
  • An Approach for Sustainability for Everyone - The Scout vs. the Warrior
  • PRiSM is much more than an "eco-friendly" method.
  • Projectors, We need rethink a few things.
2018 16
  • Why Your Sustainability Report Might be Awful?
  • The Playbook Series: Global Warming
  • A Warning about Models
  • How our Perception & Politics impacts our Understanding of Sustainability
  • Evaluating Human Systems and Earth Systems - A Sustainability Model
  • Focus on Strengths Not Just Weaknesses - the Value of Appreciative Inquiry
  • Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager (3 of 9) “Change Agent”
  • Does Big Business Care about Sustainability?
  • Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager (2 of 9) “Inclusive Leader”
  • Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager (1 of 9) "Benefits Focused"
  • Disposable Plastic Straws... What can we do?
  • So... What is a Project?
  • Sustainable Project Management: The GPM Reference Guide 2nd Edition
  • Challenges with Using PERT for Estimating
  • Sustainable Estimating
  • The necessity for Project Management skills: The transition to freelance and project work
2017 27
  • The Advantages of Constructive Conflict in Projects
  • The Importance of Mentorship
  • Career Paths for Those Interested in Project Management
  • Sustainable Development Goal #17 of 17. Partnership for the Goals and Project Management.
  • Sustainable Development Goal 16 Peace & Justice, Strong institutions and Project Management
  • Mother Earth vs. Humanity - A Sustainability Model
  • A Mercenary Perspective on Sustainability
  • The Key Attribute of a Project Manager
  • EVM and Agile - Project Reporting
  • EVM and Agile - Can they work together?
  • The Dangers of Tribalism with Project Methods
  • Professionalism, have some.
  • Sustainable Development Goal 15 “Life on Land" and Project Management
  • We Have Redoubled Our Commitment to the Paris Agreement (and we are not alone).
  • Sustainable Development Goal 14. "Life Under Water and Project Management"
  • Are Projects Material to Non-Financial Reporting?
  • Waste not, want not: how projects can drive reductions in waste
  • Sustainable Development Goal #13 of 17 and Project Management, Climate Action.
  • Hey Project Manager, are you a more of a Jedi or a Stormtrooper?
  • Managing Sustainable Development Projects Sustainably, an Example.
  • Are you breaching the Code of Ethics by not being sustainable?
  • Sustainable Development Goal #12 of 17 and Project Management, Responsible Consumption and Production.
  • GPM China Advances in Line With National Environmental Goals
  • Why GPM® Green Project Manager Certification Goes Hand in Hand with US Green Building Council’s LEED® and The Green Building Initiative Green Globes®
  • Sustainable Development Goal #11 of 17 and Project Management, Sustainable Cities.
  • Learn about Sustainability in a few hours...
  • Sustainable Development Goal #10 of 17 and Project Management, Reducing Inequality.
2016 32
  • Sustainable Development Goal #9 and Project Management, Industrialization and Innovation
  • The Evolution of the Project Management Profession
  • Sustainable Development Goal #8 Good Jobs, Economic Growth, and Project Management
  • The challenges dealing with child labour in the fast fashion or "McFashion" garment industry
  • How to Use GPM's P5
  • A rookie mistake with sustainable procurement... Lessons Learned
  • Our brain is designed to accept new concepts - even sustainability
  • Sustainable Development Goal #7 Renewable Energy and Project Management
  • Sustainable Development Goal #6, Clean Water and Sanitation & Project Management
  • SDG #5 Achieve Gender equality and empower all women and girls & project management.
  • Sustainable Development Goal #4 of 17 Quality Education (and Project Management)
  • Part II of Sustainable Development Goal #3 and Project Management, ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
  • The Future of Project Managers
  • 7 ways for projects managers to make your projects sustainable
  • 2016 UN Global Compact Leaders Summit Update
  • Project Management and Sustainable Development Goal #3 - Ensuring Healthy Lives
  • The Sustainable Development Goal to End Hunger. The Role of Projects and Project Management.
  • The Importance of Localizing Project Management Literature
  • The Sustainable Development Goal to End Poverty and Project Management's role
  • GPM Supporting Sustainable Development in Africa
  • GPM Certified Project Managers are Making a Difference!
  • GPM Takes Root in Russia Amid Historic International Events
  • Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain! The difference between CSR and Sustainability.
  • The Stakeholder in the Stakeholder; Overcoming Adversity
  • Keep on scammin’ on: The evil brilliance, success and recurrence of The Playbook
  • Our Passive Acceptance of Child Labour
  • The Value of Value Management
  • The GPM P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management. Who uses it and how?
  • Brandolini’s Law in Sustainability Discussions
  • Silly Management Mistakes - the Importance of Fair Process
  • Sustainable Portfolio Management - Foundational Overview
  • Sustainable Risk Management – Four Current Challenges with Solutions
2015 13
  • Sustainable Risk Management - Organizational Factors
  • Sustainable Risk Management - Organizational Competencies
  • A 2 degree difference. COP21 and the need for Project Management
  • Why sustainability focused project management is the only way forward.
  • Sustainable Risk Management - Overview
  • The diamond in the rough
  • Flaws with the Iron Triangle
  • Adopting a Sustainable Business Case
  • How to Become a Sustainable Sponsor
  • New IPMA Competence Baseline Supports Sustainabilty!
  • A Project Manager’s True Purpose: Output, Benefits or Both?
  • Why Benefits Are Important for Sustainability
  • GPM and UN Global Compact Local Networks; collaboration for a better world
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