Green Computing Research

CTS 1142
Running Case Part 1
Part 1: Project Integration Management
You are working for We Are Big, Inc., a n international fi rm with over 100, 000 employees located in several different countries. A strategic goal is to help improve the environment while increasing revenues and reducing costs. The Env ironm ental Technologies Program just started, and the VP of
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perations, Natalie, is the prog ram sponsor. Ito is the program manager, and there is a steering committee made up of ten senior executives, including
Natalie, overseeing the program. There are several projec ts underneath this program, one being the Green Co mputing Research Project. The CIO and project sponsor, Ben, has given this project high priority and plans to hold special interview s to hand - pick the project man ager and team. Ben is also a member of the program steer ing committee.
Before coming to
We A re Big, Inc., Ben sponsored a project at a large compu ter firm to improve data center efficiency. This project, however, is much broader than th at one was. The main purpose of the Green Computing Research Project is to research possible applications of gre en computing including:
Data center and overall energy efficiency
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The disposal of electronic waste and recycling
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Telecommuting
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Virtualization of server resources
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Thin client solutions
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Use of open source software, and
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Development of new software to addres s green computing for internal use and potential sale to other organizations
The budget for the project was $500, 000, and the goal was to provide an extensive report, including detailed financial analysis and recommendation s on what green computing tech nologies to implement.
Official project request forms for the recommended solutions would also be created as part of the project. Ben decided to have a small group of people, five to be exact, dedicated to working on this six
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month project full
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