Becoming a sustainable organization : a project and portfolio management approach / Kristina Kohl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohl, Kristina, author.

Series:

Best practices and advances in program management series.

Best Practices and Advances in Program Management Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Organizations find that a performance gap exists between sustainability vision and benefits realization. Effecting transformational change requires incorporating sustainability into organization's culture including policies, processes, and people. Although they are often overlooked, project management professionals and HR professionals are valuable

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: What Is Sustainability? Why Does It Matter?; Chapter 2: Building the Business Case for Sustainability; Chapter 3: Gaining Stakeholder and C-Suite Support and Sponsorship; Chapter 4: Alignment of Business and Sustainability Strategy Creates Sustainable Strategy; Chapter 5: Project Management Techniques Inform Sustainable Strategy Development; Chapter 6: Creating a Culture of Sustainability; Chapter 7: Portfolio Management Supports Strategic Sustainability Alignment

Chapter 8: Identifying and Engaging External StakeholdersChapter 9: Leveraging Organizational Relationships and Assets; Chapter 10: Leveraging Human Capital Professionals; Chapter 11: Adopting a Culture of Change to Unlock the Benefi ts of Sustainable Strategy; Chapter 12: Sustainable Strategy as a Lever to Attract, Engage, and Retain the Workforce; Chapter 13: Tools and Techniques to Embed Sustainability; Chapter 14: Selecting Goals and Metrics that Matter; Chapter 15: Celebrating Success; Back Cover

Notes:

An Auerbach book.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9780429170133

0429170130

9781498700832

1498700837

OCLC:

946084778