Abstract:
Purpose: Green Project Management (GPM) includes a set of management actions that
enables the identification, evaluation, control, and improvement of the effect of activities
on the environment. Accordingly, lean and sustainability can play a significant role in
improving and enhancing the quality of the environment. Therefore, this study aims to
identify and prioritize activities related to GPM based on lean and sustainability
concepts.
Design/methodology/approach: First the lean and sustainability criteria have been
identified in GPM. Then, the activities in terms of significance - and not in the order of
performance - have been prioritized to achieve GPM with lean and sustainable goals in
the Parks and Green Space Organization of Isfahan (PGSOI). The data has been obtained
through the distribution of questionnaires among experts in the study area in two steps. In
the first step, using the Delphi method, lean and sustainability criteria as well as GPM
activities in the PGSOI have been identified. Then, in the next step, GPM activities have
been prioritized using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
Findings: Findings indicated three environmental, social, and processes and procedures
criteria as the lean goals. Besides, sustainability goals included three social, economic,
and environmental criteria. The priorities of GPM activities in terms of lean and
sustainable goals, respectively, included executive activities, activities related to
planning, initial activities, monitoring and control, and final activities.
Research limitations/implications: This study was conducted in the PGSOI. The leansustainable
criteria were assumed independent in applying the AHP technique. Managers
of PGSOI must consider executive activities, activities related to planning, initial
activities, monitoring and control, and final activities, to have a lean-sustainable based
GPM.
Originality/value: The novelty and originality of the methodology lies in the fact that
the activities are identified and prioritized based on the three concepts of greenness,
leanness, and sustainability in the projects of PGSOI.
Machine summary:
Identifying and prioritizing activities of green project management based on lean-sustainable principles in Isfahan Parks and Green Space Organization * Somayeh Alavi Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran, somayeh_alavi61@yahoo.
Then, the activities in terms of significance - and not in the order of performance - have been prioritized to achieve GPM with lean and sustainable goals in the Parks and Green Space Organization of Isfahan (PGSOI).
Keywords: Green project management, Lean manufacturing, Sustainability, Parks and Green Space Organization of Isfahan (PGSOI), AHP technique, Delphi method 1.
Introduction Environmental effects, as well as social and economic factors, are a combination of Green Project Management (GPM) concepts for achieving sustainability and harmony in nature.
, 2019) Using people with a high level of knowledge, continuous learning, and knowledge (SC3) management (Alavi & Aghakhani, 2011) Social Increase productivity and optimal performance (Hammadi & Herrou, 2018) (SC4) dimension Education and awareness of environmental and social responsibilities (Tasdemir & (SC5) Gazo, 2018) Safety and Health (Khalid, Sagoo & Benachir, 2021) (SC6) Commitment to the sustainable development approach and ethical requirements (SC7) (Alavi & Mirmohammadsadeghi, 2021) Attitudes towards green project management activities (Yadav & Sagar, 2021) (SC8) Understanding project features (Da Silva et al.
In this study, a comparison was made between green project management activities in the Isfahan Parks and Green Space Organization and they were prioritized based on lean and sustainable objectives.