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13Jul 2021 by PM Workshops

How To Ensure Success in Renewable Energy Projects with Project Management

Photo by Hoan Ngọc via Pexels Renewable energy has increasingly become popular in recent years because of climate change, resource depletion, energy costs, and many other reasons. Like any other project, renewable energy is faced with many risks and challenges; to help mitigate these risks is project management. Any renewable energy project's success depends on internal and external factors; this explains the need for skilled project managers. This article explains why project managers are vital and the role they play in ensuring the success of renewable energy projects. The Importance of a Project Manager for Renewable Energy Projects – Project management gives projects a competitive advantage and ensures their success. Renewable energy is among the fastest-growing industries globally, which means there are numerous opportunities and risks. The challenges that renewable…

Equity Project Management Sustainability

Project Management, Sustainability

Sustainability in project management is a topic that has been around for decades. More recently, equity in project management was introduced as professional project managers acknowledged the importance of “happy and satisfied” team members. These team members, who are paid fair wages and have safe and comfortable working conditions, are an important factor in achieving project success. However, in the past year, the pandemic and the call for social justice have clearly demonstrated that there is still a need for improvement in addressing equity and sustainability. Also, it has been reconfirmed that sustainability and equity are interwoven, as we can see in the popular diagram below, which includes the main components governing sustainability: The economic and social components shown above yield equity when they are present and work collaboratively together.…

Post COVID19, Reconstruction, and SUSTAINABILITY!

Sustainability

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the current global situation is anything but sustainable. The current pandemic has only highlighted our concerns regarding socio-economic inequality, unsustainable resource consumption, and rampant pollution. To that end, many NGOs, public agencies, and national governments are making drastic yet unavoidable changes needed to not only address the pandemic currently but also to address the previously stated global concerns, such as the overarching need to move into a more sustainable mindset quickly. Many of us may already think that we do our share by recycling, using mass transit when feasible, and purchasing eco-friendly products of all kinds. However, these changes, significant as they are, have not been universally adopted, plus they are not enough to counteract the damage that has been done…