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Sustainable Project Management
Learning Outcome 1: Create and critically analyse the process map of a supply chain for a project and/or the whole project applications in the creative businesses
Learning Outcome 2: Assess the available digital tools for project management and available tools for the specific project processes in creative businesses as well as in other public and private large-scale projects.
Learning Outcome 3: Understand and critique the sustainability credentials of a project, assessing the required and suitable sustainability initiatives with focus on the creative businesses
Learning Outcome 4: Analyse and assess the project needs; appraise, apply, and manage the correct procurement strategies; and supplier relation strategies with special focus on the creative industries
Project Brief
This project brief applies knowledge acquired from "to a practical real-world scenario. This provides the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of project management theories and concepts, their application to a hypothetical case, and develop essential professional skills in report writing.
Part One: Report for ESF project
You are a project manager planning the delivery of a new environmentally sustainable building/product/service. The building/product/service emphasises Environmental, Social, and Finance (ESF) criteria in its delivery, development and life cycle. You will produce a report showing how your project meets aspects of ESF including: Stakeholder Analysis, Life Cycle Analysis, Financial Sustainability, Supplier Assessment Matrix and Risk.
The report must be written using Times New Roman font (size 12) and double-spaced, with incorporation of images/diagrams/tables where appropriate, with a limit of 2,000 words (excluding title page and references). Harvard Referencing citations is required.
The assignment must be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Please conduct a preliminary plagiarism check using Turnitin software before the final submission on Canvas. The deadline for submission is 11/04/2025 4PM.
Part 2: Process Map Video Presentation
Students should develop a detailed and comprehensive process map using a digital project management tool such as MS Project. The process map should visually represent project workflows, resource selection, waste reduction, community engagement, sustainability within project management. The process map explains the individual product/service/building and shows how contributes to sustainability and efficient project management should be uploaded as a YouTube link at the end of the repot. The video presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes.
The following guidelines can be used to develop the presentation:
Select a digital project management tool that supports process mapping.
Outline the project's objectives, deliverables, and sustainability goals.
Break down the project into its core processes and sub-processes that need to be managed sustainably.
Use the digital tool to visually represent the sequence and interaction of processes.
Identify areas within the process where sustainability can be integrated, such as resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, waste management, and others.
Identify where digital tools and technologies can enhance the sustainable management of the project.
Assess the process map for comprehensiveness and consistency, ensuring it captures all aspects of sustainable project management.
Conclusion:
This project enables you to apply appropriate digital tools for project management and for the specific project processes. To assess sustainability (Environmental, Social, Financial) criteria with focus on the creative businesses. To analyse and assess the project needs; appraise, apply, the appropriate strategies to integrate sustainability into the core functions of a project.