Abstract:
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects have additional technical, financial and regulatory
requirements that are not fully addressed by classic project management approaches. Research
has been done on individual novel concepts of the CDM, like additionality, but little has been
achieved to address an overall CDM project management approach. CDM and project management
literature were reviewed and the South African CDM Industry Association was used as a case study
to gain insight into an appropriate CDM specific project management strategy. A stage-gate model
was subsequently derived to align classic project management approaches with the additional
requirements of CDM projects. Further research will, in time, determine the completeness and
practicability of the proposed model.
