Professional Practice- Assessment 2 In this assignment, students are required to write a research paper to identify and discuss the key elements of project management and the challenges that project managers face in ensuring the success of green construction projects. The research paper should be structured to include the following contents: • An overview of green construction and the knowledge and skills of project managers in relation to green construction projects. • Identification and discussion of the main problems that project managers are facing to maintain green construction, followed by recommendations of how to overcome the difficulties. The paper should use scientific journal articles to support the discussion. The paper is to be double spaced and conform to Harvard style of referencing. Information on Harvard referencing style is to be found at: http://library.westernsydney.edu.au/uws_library/sites/default/files/cite_Harvard.pdf The 2000 word limit does not include the references and appendices. The research paper is worth 50% of your overall mark and is to be submitted by 5pm Friday 18th September 2015 in both electronic form and hardcopy. Resources: Students will find the following papers useful in writing their assignment. • Belassi, W., Tukel, O. I. 1996. A new framework for determining critical success/failure factors in projects. International Journal of Project Management. 14(3), 141-151. • Edum-Fotwe, F. T., McCaffer, R. 2000. Developing project management competency: perpectives from the construction industry. International Journal of Project Management. 18(1), 111-124. • Hwang, B-G. 2013. Project management knowledge and skills for green construction: Overcoming challenges. International Journal of Project Management. 31, 272-284.