Becoming a Sustainable Organization ─ A Project and Portfolio Management Approach

This book is written for project and portfolio managers in organizations transitioning to sustainability. It explains how to engage stakeholders in management roles to support this transformation. It examines the role human resources and policies can play in ensuring that the most important stakeholders—employees in an organization—become fully engaged in sustainability. The book also recommends baseline measurements and metrics so that managers can ensure sustainability initiatives are on track.

Kristina Kohl is the managing principal of HRComputes, a management consulting firm that provides strategic guidance, program, and project management to corporate clients in order to maximize their human capital investment through technology and change management. Kristina leads the Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Strategy practice for the firm and provides strategic guidance to senior management on the value proposition of adopting a sustainable strategy. HRComputes is a registered New Jersey Sustainable Business, WBE, and SBE. They are recipients of the Gotham Green Award for sustainable strategy and earned a certificate of recognition from the New Jersey EPA for sustainability innovation.

Kristina speaks at industry events including the PMI Global Conference and the Society for Human Resource Management Global Conference. In addition, she has been a guest lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania, La Salle University, and the Project Management Institute. She has authored white papers and articles for online publications of Project Management.com, Sustainable Brands, and the Wharton Magazine.