Future-Proof: Foresight as a Tool Towards Project Legacy Sustainability

5th Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic States - Project Management Development – Practice and Perspectives” ISSN 2256-0513, April 2015

13 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2015

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Marisa Silva

University College London, Students

Date Written: April 2015

Abstract

The topic of sustainability has experienced a growing interest in the general academic and professional community recently. However, literature shows that it is still incipiently explored within the project management field, where the scope of research is limited mainly to construction and development projects. Moreover, since projects are a way of bringing a vision of the future into reality, and sustainability has at its core an orientation towards the future, it is surprisingly to note that links between the discipline of Foresight and Sustainability are scarce in project management literature. This paper will thus review the existing literature linking foresight and sustainability, and explore its relationship with project management in order to assess whether foresight can be a useful tool to sustain project legacy over time. Drawing on conclusions reached, this paper will also propose a practical approach to incorporate foresight into project management methodology, and concludes with managerial implications, limitations, and recommendations for further research.

Keywords: project management, foresight, sustainability, project legacy

JEL Classification: M11, M19

Suggested Citation

Silva, Marisa, Future-Proof: Foresight as a Tool Towards Project Legacy Sustainability (April 2015). 5th Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic States - Project Management Development – Practice and Perspectives” ISSN 2256-0513, April 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2645946

Marisa Silva (Contact Author)

University College London, Students ( email )

London
United Kingdom

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