Aurora Inc is an Information
Communications Technology company specializing
in Software Development. Aurora Inc has over 2000 staff,
mainly software designers and developers, 2 data centers
and 6 regional offices. Senior management at Aurora Inc
has authorized a Green IT program which involves moving
Aurora Inc toward energy efficiency. |
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| Aurora Green IT |
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| Goal: |
To increase energy efficiency by 20%
within 2012 and comply to carbon emission targets of the
country in which Aurora Inc operates. Aurora Inc expects
to realize its energy efficiency targets by reducing power
consumption, improving waste management, and improving work
processes.
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| Definition: |
A Program is defined as a group of related
projects managed in a coordinated manner.
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| Projects that make up the Aurora Green IT program:
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a. Reduce power consumption of data centers
b. Improve building facilities (lighting, Air-condition etc.,)
c. virtualization of work processes
d. Better recycling and waste management
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| Details of the Projects:
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| Project 1:
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| Data Center Power Consumption |
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Data center electricity
usage contributes to 30% of total power consumption
at Aurora Inc. A data center is a physical location
with servers to host, process and distribute all
information. These servers need electricity 24/7 to
run without interruption. The physical location also
needs constant electricity for the air-conditioning
to cool the servers.
The project involves replacing the current
servers with new energy efficient servers
that consume lesser electricity and redesigning
the layout of the data center to enhance cooling
capabilities.
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| Project 2:
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| Office Building Facilities |
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Office buildings electricity
usage contributes to 50% of total power consumption
at Aurora Inc.
Buildings are major sites for electricity
consumption. Energy is wasted in building due
to poor planning and design. Lighting,
air conditioning, hardware (PC's desktops, printers),
elevators etc, are built for full capacity usage.
The project involves implementing occupancy
based lighting, maximum use of daylight,
automatic stand-by for hardware.
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| Project 3:
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| Virtualization |
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A major portion of Aurora Inc's operating
costs involve business travel, training and office space .
The project involves implementing telecommuting and
virtual options for conducting meetings, trainings and
conferences. Work from home options are expected to reduce
travel and thereby reduce carbon emissions.
Conducting trainings, meetings and workshops
through remote online technologies is expected to
reduce logistics associated with physical movement
of people and goods.
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| Project 4:
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| Recycling & Waste Management |
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A major portion of Aurora Inc's used
material is disposed through inefficient processes.
The project involves creating a paperless
office and replacing carbon physical products
with environmental friendly alternatives.
The project also involves increasing
the life span of purchased products
thereby reducing the amount of disposed
end of life products.
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| Conclusion:
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Program management concepts
can be best understood through a case study like
above. Most of the concepts specified in the
Program Management Standard can be understood
through this case study. All training conducted
at ikompass PgMP online training uses a case study
based approach to illustrate and explain key concepts.
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