Claudia Ringhofer

Claudia Ringhofer is a junior researcher at the Project Management Group, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), where she has worked since 2009. She holds a Magister Degree in Project Management and IT from the University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna and a doctoral degree in Project Management from WU Vienna. Her research focuses on sustainable development in project initiation, stakeholder management in sustainability contexts, and integrating sustainability principles into project decision-making frameworks.

• Magister Degree: Project Management and IT, University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna
• Doctoral Degree: Project Management, WU Vienna

Her research interests revolve around the intersection of project management and sustainable development, particularly in stakeholder engagement strategies, investment analysis for sustainability, and adaptive frameworks for project initiation. She applies these concepts to real-world scenarios, emphasizing long-term environmental, social, and economic impacts.

Claudia's publications highlight trends in sustainability-driven project management, with a focus on stakeholder prioritization, ethical leadership in projects, and systemic integration of sustainability metrics. Her recent work includes contributions to PMI-sponsored research and collaborations on sustainability frameworks for project governance.

In the PMI Austria Chapter, she actively promotes project management research and education across universities and applied sciences institutions in Austria, bridging academic rigor with industry practices.