Empowering green initiatives with IT : a strategy and implementation guide

A straightforward guide to the role of IT departments andvendor's in assisting organizations in going green with the aid ofIT-related resources and offerings.

This book provides organizations with strategy, planning,implementation, assessment guidance for their Green initiatives. Itdiscusses the many benefits of Green initiatives with theassistance, integration and collaboration of IT department andvendors, i.e. custom and vendor application development andreporting tools, Green IT examples, business intelligencedashboards that can perform analytical and predictive analysis ofgreen related business data.

Outlines the major benefits to be gained through Greeninitiatives with IT Shows you how your business can strategize, plan, implement,assess Green initiatives solutions with IT Explores how to develop Green initiative strategies, plans,projects, and assessments that integrate IT resources and offeringseffectively.

Practical and thorough, this book includes helpful checklists,glossary, and resources to get started with your business's Greeninitiatives.

Author Notes

Carl H. Speshock, MBA graduate and PhD IT student, is a Senior SQL Server/BI Architect for Microsoft Consulting Services with over twenty years' experience in the IT and computer engineering industry. He provides training, executive briefings, and IT speaking engagements to his clients, which include many Fortune 500 companies.

Preface	p. ix
Chapter 1 Green Initiative Drivers and Benefits with IT	p. 1
Drivers for Green Initiatives	p. 3
Benefits of Green Initiatives with IT Overview	p. 27
Summary	p. 34
Notes	p. 35
Chapter 2 IT Resources and Offerings to Assist Green Initiatives	p. 37
IT Resources	p. 39
IT Offerings	p. 57
Summary	p. 67
Notes	p. 68
Chapter 3 Green Initiative Strategy with IT	p. 69
Strategy Mapping	p. 70
Strategy Framework Components	p. 73
Summary	p. 99
Notes	p. 99
Chapter 4 Green Initiative Planning with IT	p. 101
Planning Stage Overview	p. 101
Environmental Management System	p. 103
Planning Stage Process Flow	p. 108
Planning Stage Tips	p. 133
Summary	p. 134
Notes	p. 135
Chapter 5 Green Initiative Implementation with IT	p. 137
Implementation Stage Overview	p. 137
Implementation Stage Process Flow	p. 140
Implementation Stage Tips	p. 167
Summary	p. 167
Notes	p. 168
Chapter 6 Green Initiative Assessment with IT	p. 169
Assessment Stage Overview	p. 170
Assessment Stage Process Flow	p. 173
Assessment Stage Tips	p. 196
Summary	p. 198
Notes	p. 199
Appendix A Resources and Links	p. 201
Appendix B Planning Green Initiatives with IT Checklist	p. 203
Appendix C Implementing Green Initiatives with IT Checklist	p. 209
Glossary	p. 213
About the Author	p. 225
Index	p. 227

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