Sustainability and Agile Project Management: Methodologies for Sustainable Development

Sustainable project management is a new school of management thought and a growing trend yet there is a scarcity of research on the linkage between individual PM methodologies and sustainability in projects. This book fills a gap through the theoretical and empirical research on the implications of sustainability in project management and, in particular, agile project management.

The book explores three main themes. Firstly, it identifies and assesses the validity of the application of the concepts of sustainable development in the family of agile methodological frameworks. Secondly, the research results are presented as an introduction to further in-depth research on the future relationships between sustainable development and agile project management. Thirdly, the book identifies the competencies that are needed to successful implement projects in the context of sustainable development.

Sustainability and Agile Project Management will be of direct appeal to academics and scholars in the management sciences, including project management, corporate governance and human resource management.

Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej is Full Professor at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland. She is also Head of Postgraduate Studies for Business Trainers and Postgraduate Studies for ‘Management 3.0’. Herresearch interests include sustainable human resource management, sustainable project management. She has experience in managing HR departments, leading HR and HR-IT projects in business, and leading and participating in various research projects.

Mariusz Sołtysik, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Management Process Department at Cracow University of Economics,, Poland. Her research interests include strategic management, project management and innovations. Her articles are published in Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Business Strategy and the Environment, Sustainable Development and the Journal of Organizational Change Management.