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However, incorporating sustainability considerations presents some challenges, requiring the development and adoption of methods, tools and techniques tailored to address sustainability at the project level. Against this backdrop, this study endeavors to develop an understanding of the effective incorporation of sustainability within projects through the micro-level perspective of practices. An online survey was developed based on a comprehensive literature review of which a total of 107 valid responses were collected and analyzed. The results show the most useful sustainable project management practices perceived by experienced project professionals, including \u2018Sustainability team management\u2019, \u2018Lessons learned towards sustainability\u2019 and \u2018Sustainability risk register\u2019, among others. However, a data analysis reveals a prevailing trend marked by the limited perceived usefulness of sustainability practices in the context of project management. Furthermore, through exploratory factor analysis, a clear classification of sustainable project management practices was identified, according to the specific phases of the common project management lifecycle: \u2018Initiation and planning\u2019, \u2018Execution, monitoring, controlling and replanning\u2019 and \u2018Closure\u2019. By providing a set of sustainable project management practices and identifying the underlying factors that elucidate the incorporation of sustainable project management practices across the project management lifecycle, this study extends a guiding hand to practitioners in pursuing successful sustainability integration in their projects. It vividly illustrates that sustainability can be readily incorporated into project-management processes, delivering sustainable products and\/or services in a sustainable way, combining both the \u2018sustainability of the project\u2019 and \u2018sustainability by the project\u2019 perspectives.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su16104275","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,20]],"date-time":"2024-05-20T08:20:31Z","timestamp":1716193231000},"page":"4275","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Sustainability in Project Management Practices"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Soares","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2715-9826","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gabriela","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2103-4085","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 M. 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