Read the case study carefully then prepare a report (As a part of your report writing ground work you need to complete following tasks and in your report you need to include all the following tasks response with compulsory report cover page and index page).You may assume any information that has not been mentioned in the case study, however any assumptions you make must be clearly identified as assumptions.
You are an IT project manager at South East Design and Marketing Pty ltd. (SEDM), and your new project is to lead a small team to ensure that SEDM is fully digitized and online in accordance with the newly proposed sustainability regulations from the Australian Federal government. Your supervisor, IT director of SEDM, is keen to learn what improvements you can make for SEDM under what resources. He will directly report your work to the CEO of SEDM for immediate action.
Plan and Integrate Sustainability to ICT Projects
2.1 Evaluate suitable ICT projects into which sustainability can be integrated
a) Evaluate available ICT projects (from the Appendix 1 and other resources) to identify suitable sustainability projects for SEDM.
b) Evaluate the option of computer virtualization or cloud computing for SEDM.
c) Evaluate the use of online collaborating platforms to replace printing (e.g. GitHub or Dropbox) in view of sustainability management.
2.2 Negotiate with the stakeholders to establish the extent to which sustainability is to be integrated.
a) Evaluate the impacts of using cloud computing for SEDM. What operational changes are you expecting?
b) Consider your college as a side-example. What college operations can be offloaded to the cloud computing?
c) Identify which elements of the business cannot be offloaded to cloud computing or virtual computing.
2.3 Research and identify suitable technology solutions applicable to the project.
a) Identify the available technological solutions to implement your selected sustainability project (e.g. for online file sharing, Dropbox, GitHub, draw.io or Creately.com)
b) Identify the available solutions the sustainability of SEDM. Consider green computers and reduction of energy-consuming devices (using environmentally friendly lights and other electronic devices) – Refer to Appendix 1.
c) Identify the price, cost and availability of the selected technology solution(s). Provide an executive summary only for senior management in less than 300 words.
2.4 Gather power consumption data on ICT equipment required for an energy audit based on an agreed standard.
a) Calculate the energy consumption estimate based on the number of computers, servers, printers, and other energy-consuming devices.
Analyse energy audit data
2.5 Establish, regularly review and improve key performance indicators (KPI) on sustainability performance.
a. Review the KPI on sustainability of Optus (2016) from the ‘Resource Folder’. Summarize their KPI in short sentences.
b. Devise a set of KPI for SEDM in less than 300 words.
Develop and monitor policies:
2.6 Incorporate innovative planning and design rules for ICT projects which foster sustainability and environmental best practice.
a. Investigate and summarize the best-case examples and best procurement practices on ICT sustainability from www.greenit.net and other resources available on ‘Resource Folder’.
b. Investigate the opportunities of virtualizing the computers and servers to save the energy consumption (note one physical server can handle more than several virtualized desktop instances)
Did the Student satisfactorily answer the following questions with sufficient evidence where required inside the report? S NS
2.1 Evaluate suitable ICT projects into which sustainability can be integrated.
a) Evaluate available ICT projects (from the Appendix 1 and other resources) to identify suitable sustainability projects for SEDM.
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student will research on Appendix 1 and other resource and discuss suitable points.
b) Evaluate the option of computer virtualization or cloud computing for SEDM.
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student should evaluate and include points with proper justification.
c) Evaluate the use of online collaborating platforms to replace printing (e.g., GitHub or Dropbox) in view of sustainability management.
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student should evaluate and include points with proper justification.
2.2 Negotiate with the stakeholders to establish the extent to which sustainability is to be integrated
a) Evaluate the impacts of using cloud computing for SEDM. What operational changes are you expecting?
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student should provide operational changes required to adopt cloud computing for SEDM.
b) Consider your college as a side-example. What college operations can be offloaded to the cloud computing?
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student could discuss challenges for their college situation to transform to cloud computing.
c) Identify which elements of the business cannot be offloaded to cloud computing or virtual computing.
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student could discuss about few business elements that cannot transform to cloud computing.
2.3 Research and identify suitable technology solutions applicable to the project.
a) Identify the available technological solutions to implement your selected sustainability project (e.g., for online file sharing, Dropbox, GitHub, draw.io or Creately.com)
Identify the available solutions the sustainability of SEDM. Consider green computers and reduction of energy-consuming devices (using environmentally friendly lights and other electronic devices) – Refer to Appendix 1.
Minimum requirements for this:
• Student should provide proper research and identification for suitable technology for SEDM.
b) Identify the price, cost, and availability of the selected technology solution(s). Provide an executive summary only for senior management in less than 300 words.
2.4 Gather power consumption data on ICT equipment required for an energy audit based on an agreed standard.
a) Calculate the energy consumption estimate based on the number of computers, servers, printers, and other energy-consuming devices.
