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Cumulative project investment

Time

Figure 7.1
Classic S-curve: Cumulative project investment over time.

known as the full project team, to ensure that the right people will be
available at the right time, within the specified budget, and that they know
what they’re contributing and how their contribution fits into the overall
project’s objectives—not only from a green perspective but from an over-
all project perspective. It would be helpful (but not imperative) for the
members of the full team to have some knowledge of greenality and what
it takes to green the project and the project processes. It is, however, cru-
cial that the core project team be fully cognizant of the effort to green the
project and fully committed to those aspects so that they can help the full
team understand the issues. The project team will likely and almost neces-
sarily include a variety of individuals with differing skill sets and differing
viewpoints. While the core team may be able to help coach them through
some of the greenality issues during the project’s implementation, addi-
tional education may need to be provided to acquaint the full team with
the greenality aspects of the project. There needs to be particular emphasis
on how those factors will contribute not only to the success of the proj-
ect, but to the success of the organization. See Chapter 2 for information
regarding the contributions of greenality to success. Additional education
will cost more in resources, so additional monies and time should have
been set aside during the planning process.
Once the team has been selected (and it may be an iterative process as
personnel could change for a variety of reasons during the course of a
project), a kickoff meeting should be scheduled.