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126 • Green Project Management

with someone whose birthday is tomorrow. A shallow example,
perhaps, but it gives you the idea.
Wisdom could be defined as applying intelligence (data, informa-
tion, and knowledge) and experience toward the attainment of a
common good. We see the PM as gathering all of the intelligence
possible, combining it with experience, to get to this stage (at the
top of the knowledge pyramid) of wisdom.

The execution of the project plan is now under way as specified in
Chapter 7. The project needs to be monitored and controlled, including
the green aspects defined in Chapter 6:

• We will be monitoring and controlling the project greenality aspects of:
• Scope
• Schedule
• Costs
• Quality
• Risks
• Performance reporting
• Procurements
• Taking appropriate action
− Corrective
− Preventative
− First aid

Without the proper and disciplined monitoring of the project’s “health,”
it would be impossible to ensure that, in fact, the project was on track
to successfully meet or exceed stakeholders’ expectations. The commit-
ment to greenality is one of those success criteria. Project managers are
used to monitoring and controlling traditional project components. We
are concentrating on monitoring and controlling the green aspects of the
project because the inclusion of green considerations in the project plan
is relatively new and therefore could add a layer of complexity. We also
feel that this is just another characteristic of viewing the project through
an environmental lens. Regardless of how familiar the project manager is
with monitoring and controlling the traditional project components, the
execution of the project plan including green aspects will be unfamiliar at
first. It will take some additional effort beyond that of fundamental project