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The discipline of project management includes a wide range of project types, from software system installation, to a house renovation, to the construction of a new mine or nuclear power plant. There is no good definition of what makes a project a “major” project. For the purposes of this book, a major project typically:

 Involves the construction of a physical structure

 Is large enough to require a separate team of specialists to deliver the project

 Is managed and structured outside of an existing operation

 Gets financing outside of the normal organizational cash flow

 Is located in a new geography or involves an expansion of the footprint of an existing facility

 Engages new stakeholders or impacts existing stakeholders in a new way

Smaller projects can also get significant benefits from improved sustainability management. The broad definition of major projects is provided to give some context to the discussion in the book, but the insights, models, and tools that we have provided can also be used on smaller projects. Smaller projects may not need all of tools but many of the concepts will still be useful for identifying project-specific challenges and opportunities, managing communications with the local community, and creating better projects.