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Figure 8.2
PDCA cycle.

preventative strategy. While the planning effort is the best place for antici-
pating greenality issues (greenality risks), the environment in which the
project is being executed can and probably will change as the project pro-
gresses. The longer the implementation period for the project, the greater
the chance the project’s environment will change. It is helpful to remember
that the project is being planned, executed, monitored, and controlled in
a dynamic environment, made even more dynamic by the new process of
greenality. One important sphere within that dynamic environment is the
social aspect, one of the issues of sustainability. The balancing act includes
all of those aspects—social, technical, and environmental.
Here are some tips for working in a dynamic environment from NASA: 2

PLANNING & CONTROL
1. Plan and Control to Accommodate Change
1.1 Adopt a learning-based planning mind-set: start by defining
project objectives that are dictated by customer’s needs, however,
don’t finalize them before you quickly explore the means and the
solutions.
1.2 Start planning early and employ an evolving planning and
control process: continuously and throughout project life col-
lect feedback on changes in the environment and in planning
assumptions, and on project performance.