For CIOs (Length: 19 pages)
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October 19, 2007

Creating The Green IT Action Plan

CIOs Should Plan Comprehensively And Act Incrementally

by Christopher Mines

with Eric G. Brown, Christina Lee


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Enterprise CIOs have a variety of motivations for improving the environmental footprint of their IT operations, but they are often unsure how to proceed. IT organizations should start by crafting an action plan for implementing green IT principles.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemYour Company Is Going Green

itemIT Must Be A Contributor

itemStart By Creating An Action Plan

itemFour Steps To Creating The Green IT Action Plan

item1. Identify And Prioritize The Goals of A Green IT Initiative

item2. Assess The Current Situation Relative To High-Priority Goals

item3. Find And Execute Quick Wins

item4. Craft And Communicate An Action Plan

itemFour Critical Sections Of The Green IT Action Plan

itemRevising Processes And Metrics

itemOptimizing Efficiency Of Existing IT Assets

itemRevamping Architecture And Infrastructure

itemPositioning IT To Enable Green Business Practices

WHAT IT MEANS

itemThe Next Frontiers For Green IT

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed IT suppliers and user organizations including: Betfair, Citigroup, Dell, Deloitte, Green Grid, EMC, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM, Intel, McDonald's, PG&E, Schwab, and Sun Microsystems.

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