Analyzing Green IT Strategies: RBA and AirRoad Case Study Report

This report analyzes the impact of Green IT strategies on organizational management, focusing on two case studies: the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and AirRoad. The research is based on literature review and interviews with IT managers from both companies. The report examines the IS planning and human resource management strategies. The RBA's strategic planning is driven by legislative requirements and executive mandates, emphasizing efficiency, innovation, and creativity, with a focus on technology-intensive solutions to enhance customer experience and optimize costs. AirRoad's strategic planning focuses on performance measurement, internal communications, and adapting to business changes, with a focus on improving security and authentication. The report explores the strategic planning and human resources management, providing insights into how these companies are approaching Green IT to improve performance and sustainability. The analysis highlights the importance of aligning IT strategies with organizational goals and the role of human resources in achieving these goals.

LITERATURE
ANALYSIS AND
IT MANAGER
INTERVIEW
REPORT
Impact of green IT for organization

INTRODUCTION
 Sustainable development is a debated
matter that has impact on increasing
pressure to develop practices for
environment friendly in organizations.
 In the current study, two organizations
are selected, one is governmental
company and other is transport
company, namely Reserve Bank of
Australia and AirRoad.

LITERATURE REVIEW
 In present study, IS
planning/strategy and
managing human
resources is selected.
 In order to gather
relevant information
about the topic, an
interview on IT
managers of two
organizations is
conducted.

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND -
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
 The Reserve Bank of Australia becomes
a central bank, responsible for providing
services to the Government of Australia
and providing of services to the central
banks.
 The first objective of this bank is control
of inflation throughout the monetary
policy (rba.gov.au 2017).

ORGANIZATIONAL
BACKGROUND - AIRROAD
 AirRoad is a freight
companies within
Australia.
 The organization is
provided of higher
value, lower cost
services for the
customers in road
freight distribution,
movement of the
goods (airroad.com.au
2017).

IS PLANNING
 Strategic planning is evolved of process
in order to translate the vision into the
defined targets, objectives as well as
sequences of steps.
 Hawkey (2017) stated that managing of
human resources is a term which is used
to describe the formal system for
managing of people into the
organization.

RESPONSES FROM RESERVE
BANK OF AUSTRALIA
 Based on the opinions of IT managers in
Reserve Bank of Australia, the
department completed the strategic
planning process.
 One of the managers mentioned that,
“the principal impetuses to develop of
strategic plan are legislative
requirement, executive mandate from
the governor’s office and department’s
own initiative.”

CONTD.
 Another IT manager
mentioned that, “there are
issues of efficiency,
innovation and creativity to
provide of banking services
to the customers. 1-
Efficiency, 3- innovation and
5- Creativity.”
 The computerized software
adoption helps to enhance
HR services, cutting costs
and better operational
efficiency.

CONTD.
 One of the managers in Reserve Bank of
Australia mentioned that “the criteria
are learner’s reaction, knowledge
acquired and behavioral changes.”
 The use of performance assessment
system is utilized to analyze the
performance of employee on job.

RESPONSES FROM
AIRROAD
 An IT manager from AirRoad said that”
Yes, the strategic planning provides of
platform which measures performance
and central to the internal
communications. It creates of
collaborative environment, recognizes
effect of change into business climate to
have on the company. ”

CONTD.
 Another IT manager
responded that “Yes,
the strategic plan
improves components
off both security and
authentication while
delivering of goods from
one place to another.”
 The issues are 1-
Flexibility, 4- Job classes
and 5- Detailed work
planning.

CONTD.
 The system transforms of HR into the
customer focused, responsive functions
and offers off services that can fit into
work, current as well as future staffs.
 The evaluation process of performance
of employee is encouraged to positive
performance as well as behavior.

ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES
 The IS strategy/planning is process to
define the strategy, direct and make
decisions about allocation of resources
for pursue of strategy.
 The human resources are focused to
hire of people such that the organization
can better perform of their work
activities.

SOLUTIONS IN RESERVE
BANK OF AUSTRALIA
 The banking sector should develop of
technology intensive solutions in order to
develop revenue, improve customer’s
experiences and optimize the structure of cost
as well as managing the risks into enterprise.
 The banking solutions target the market,
customer segmentation to offer of personalized,
client centric solutions to the customers

SOLUTIONS IN AIRROAD
 Strategic planning assists defining
organizational directions where the
organization can travel and develop of
realistic objectives; goals to meet with
the vision as well as mission.
 Managing of human resources into the
business environment is vital resources
into performance of organization.

CONCLUSION
 Strategic planning is formalized and
documented organizational
management processes which are used
to analyze the current situations.
 The human resources are focused to
hire of people such that the organization
can better perform of their work
activities.

REFERENCES
 airroad.com.au 2017. AirRoad. [online]
airroad.com.au. Available at:
https://www.airroad.com.au/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx
[Accessed 8 Jun. 2018].
 rba.gov.au 2017. About the RBA | RBA. [online]
Reserve Bank of Australia. Available at:
https://www.rba.gov.au/about-rba/ [Accessed 8 Jun.
2018].
 Snell, S. A., Morris, S., and Bohlander, G. W.
2015. Managing human resources. Nelson Education.
 Reiche, B. S., Stahl, G. K., Mendenhall, M. E., and
Oddou, G. R. (Eds.). 2016. Readings and cases in
international human resource management. Taylor &
Francis.