Green IT: A Practice of Environmentally Sustainable Computing

Running head: INDIVIDUAL REPORT AND PROPOSAL
CCE2060 COURSEWORK 5

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INDIVIDUAL REPORT AND PROPOSAL
CCE2060 IPP Template
1. Title
The title of the Individual Project Proposal is “Green IT”.
2. Key
words
The keywords for the topic mainly includes Green IT, Green computing, E-Waste, global
warming, cost
3. Intr
oduction and context description
The paper mainly focusses on “Green IT” which is mainly defined as one of the practice of
environmentally sustainable computing that mainly deals with manufacturing, designing, using as
well as disposing servers, computers as well as other associated system effectively for minimizing the
impact on the environment (Shi, Zhang and Letaief 2014). Green IT or Green Computing mainly aims
to minimize carbon footprint that is mainly generated by the information system business for saving
money. As in the modern era, the utilization as well as requirements for computers are generally
growing, thousands of computers are manufactured every day and the old computers are thrown
away piling up the e-wastes. So it is very much important to manage the computing devices in a way
that it would last longer and even if it is disposed, it does not cause harm to the environment
(Farahnakian et al. 2015). Therefore, the main motives behind the utilization of Green computing is
to reduce the use of various hazardous materials by maximizing energy efficiently during the entire
lifetime of the product for promoting biodegradability of various outdated and unused products.
4. Evid
ence of requirements
According to Berral et al. (2014), ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia is presently facing worst drought
among the droughts that the country has seen its half century. The main reason of this drought is
climatic change that rises global surface temperatures and causes number of long term changes in
weather conditions. It is caused due to release of carbon footprint which is also known as
Greenhouse gases. The manufacturing industries as well as organizations are considered as the
biggest emitters of harmful gases like greenhouses gas. The negative climate change highlights that it
is very much necessary for the manufacturing industries as well as organizations to adopt Green IT.
On the other hand, it is stated by Lee, Jeong and Jang (2014) that Ford motor company which is one
of the leading manufacturer products emits 14% of the total greenhouses gases that is emitted. Due
to emission of greenhouse gases, number of environmental problems as well as challenges occurs
and therefore the company wants to cut back in context to greenhouse gas emission in order to save
the world from global earning. It is opined by Borylo et al. (2016) that there are number industrial
manufacturers that deposited waste in the landfill sites and due to the presence of landfill sites
number of environmental problems works which must be minimized for reducing energy
consumption and for minimizing environmental problems, global warming as well as for saving cost.
5. Pro
blem definition
It is identified that the number of manufacturing industries as well as organizations are
facing difficulty in managing hazardous materials and as a result e- wastes are growing. The
organizations need to pay money in order to dispose the waste which further creates number of

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environmental problems. In addition to this, the industries that emits greenhouses gases does not
only affects the environment must also enhances of probability of global warming.
6. Aim
s
The main aim is to minimize the carbon footprint that is generated by various information
system business by the utilization of Green IT and allowing them to save money.
7. Obj
ectives
The objectives of the project include:
 To reduce environmental problems
 To reduce energy consumption
 To reduce global warming
 To save cost
8. Met
hods chosen for project implementation
It is found that in order to implement Green IT within the various organizations as well as
manufacturing industries, agile project management methodology is mainly selected. It is identified
that agile project management methodology is one of the iterative approach of planning, guiding as
well as processing project. Agile project methodology is utilized in implementing Green IT as agile
methodologies virtually helps in eliminating the chances of project failures and allow new changes
within the project. The methodology embraces various types of technological excellence, good
design as well as sustainable development for implementing Green IT successfully. In agile projects,
each member of the project team has the opportunity of knowing the project at a given time
through meetings, daily sprint interviews and more so that they can work on the updated
information within the project.
9. Brie
f product description
Green IT is defined as a practice of environmental sustainable computing that generally
deals with manufacturing, using as well as disposing servers, PCs, peripherals as well as other
hardware in a very much environmental friendly ways. According to Dhingra and Paul (2014), green
IT practices helps in resolving the problems that are associated with energy consumption as well as
disposal of various equipment’s. Special handling is generally needed for disposing as well as for
recycling hardware as well as other peripherals (Ulbricht et al. 2014). Computers generally includes
various types of toxic substances including polychlorinated biphenyls, chromium, and mercury as
well as radioactive isotopes and their disposal generally creates number of environmental issues as
well as challenges.
Business value of Green IT
Cost saving is considered as one of the main reason of utilizing Green IT by the
manufacturing industries as well as other organizations. It is stated by Balasooriya, Wibowo and
Wells (2016) that reduced spending on energy as well as equipment’s saves money of the
companies. Environmental related regulations are generally created for addressing climatic changes.
It is argued by Ketankumar, Verma and Chandrasekaran (2015) that servicing as well as supplying
service energy related equipment’s and development of Green computing or Green IT is considered