Socially Successful Projects in the built environment by Fitton, Sarah; Wilson, Simon;

Short description:

Socially Successful Projects in the built environment will help the reader understand the theory behind a reframed approach to stakeholder engagement using a social value lens. The authors argue that projects in the built environment need to be technically feasible, financially viable, and socially successful. 

Long description:

For built environment professionals, delivering socially impactful projects is more crucial and challenging than ever. This step-by-step guide provides an innovative approach to stakeholder engagement, empowering project teams to create meaningful social value through the stakeholder engagement process and build better projects.

Socially Successful Projects in the built environment will help the reader understand the theory behind a reframed approach to stakeholder engagement using a social value lens. The authors argue that projects in the built environment need to be technically feasible, financially viable, and socially successful. Project managers need to focus on all three elements, which are summarised as ‘concrete, cash and connection’. Failing to meet that third criterion can lead to pushback, protests, delays and potentially unsuccessful projects. This book focuses on the third of those elements (the social dimension) and provides a step-by-step guide to how a project can be socially successful. In summary, this is about delivering better projects for both the stakeholders and the project teams.

In Socially Successful Projects in the built environment, the authors unravel the complex relationship between social value and stakeholder engagement and reveal a transformative practical theory for effective collaboration and facilitation. Along the way, they address key issues such as design philosophy, scenario development, stakeholder analysis, optioneering, and project learning, and provide practical advice on how to use these methods within real-world projects. This book is essential reading for all built environment stakeholders and teams working to deliver better projects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Section 1: Setting the scene  Chapter 1:  Sound familiar?  Chapter 2: The built environment and why it matters   Chapter 3: Social value: The emerging buzzword Chapter 4: Stakeholder engagement: The (missed) opportunity  Section 2: Get ready for a change! Chapter 5: A new focus for the built environment  Chapter 6: A new approach to project design  Section 3: The practical bit – approaches to authentic stakeholder engagement and social value  Chapter 7: Engage early, listen, the talk  Chapter 8: Situational analysis and scenarios  Chapter 9: Reimagining stakeholder mapping  Chapter 10 : Optioneering Section 4: The future is bright, the future is …. socially successful projects  Chapter 11: Engaging through the project lifetime  Chapter 12: Monitoring, evaluation, and learning  Chapter 13: Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) sweep it all away?  Chapter 14: This isn’t the end, this is the beginning    Index