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G R E E N C O M P U T I N G R E S E A R C H P R O J E C T

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O B J E C T I V E

Research possible applications of green computing:

• (^) Data center and overall energy efficiency
• (^) Disposal of electronic waste and recycling
• Telecommuting
• (^) Virtualization of server resources
• (^) Thin client solutions
• (^) Use of open source software Development of new software to address green computing for internal use and potential sale to other organizations. The budget for the project is $500,000, and the goal is to provide an extensive report, including detailed financial analysis and recommendations for which green computing technologies to implement.

P R O J E C T M A N A G E R E V A L U AT I O N

F I N A N C I A L A N A LY S I S

P R O J E C T S C O P E M A N A G E M E N T

R E Q U I R E M E N T S

• (^) 20 potential project ideas
• (^) Aggregated research for 20 potential projects
• (^) Final project proposals 1-
• (^) Project presentation
• (^) Weighted decision matrix - (^) Reference material collection - (^) Business case - (^) Chart data - (^) Financial analysis - (^) Project request form generation - (^) Use formatting standards

W B S - I N I T I AT I N G

1.1. Identify key stakeholders 1.2. Select project manager 1.3. Form project team 1.4. Develop project charter 1.5. Hold project kickoff meeting

W B S - P L A N N I N G

2.1. Hold team planning meeting 2.2. Prepare team contact 2.3. Develop scope statement 2.4. Create WBS 2.5. Prepare schedule and cost baseline 2.6. Determine task resources 2.7. Determine task durations 2.8. Determine task dependencies 2.9. Create draft Gantt chart 2.10. Review and finalize Gantt chart 2.11. Identify, discuss, and prioritize risks

W B S - M O N I T O R I N G &

C O N T R O L L I N G

! 4.1. Create bi-weekly progress reports 4.2. Perform kill point analysis after each phase 4.3. Perform integrated change control

W B S - C L O S I N G

5.1. Prepare final project report 5.2. Prepare final project presentation 5.3. Lessons learned

P R O J E C T M I L E S T O N E S

1. Finalizing the project team, completion of the project schedule
2. Identification of 20 potential projects
3. Selection of the four final projects
4. Completion of the final proposal

• (^) Crashing
• (^) Fast Tracking
• (^) Contingency Reserve
• (^) Budget Increase
• (^) Schedule Increase

C O N T I N G E N C Y

S T R AT E G I E S

C O S T

E S T I M AT E S

Assumptions: A burdened labor rate of $100/hour for Project Manager, $90/hour for Teresa, James, and Le, and $80/hour for Matt. Also, $200/hour for outsourced labor.

C O S T

• Month 1: $ 27, B A S E L I N E
• Month 2: $ 27,
• Month 3: $ 40,
• Month 4: $ 68,
• Month 5: $ 90,
• Month 6: $ 85,
• Month 7: $ 21,
• TOTAL : $361,