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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By : Niklas Sundberg
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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By: Niklas Sundberg

Overview of this book

We are at a critical point in human history. Humanity is under threat, but all is not lost. We can take action! But how? Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders will show you how. It will walk you through the construction and implementation of a sustainable IT strategy and enable you to do your bit for the future of mankind. The book is split into three parts. Part I details the “why” and the clear and present danger that humanity faces today: the climate crisis. How did we get here, what are the immediate threats, what are the planetary boundaries that we need to peel back to safe levels, and what impact does IT have on society at large? Part II will focus on the "what.” It examines the nitty-gritty details of what we can do to unlock significant returns on sustainable investments toward a more sustainable future. Part III, the final part of the book, focuses on the “how.” How do you turn your ideas into action? What do you need to do to establish your baseline and your direction of travel towards your objective? This part provides tangible case studies and explains how you can start your journey today to begin delivering global and impactful objectives. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to plan, implement, and communicate a sustainable IT strategy and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important?
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Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
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Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

The sustainable IT maturity model©

This subsection introduces the sustainable IT maturity model (Sundberg 2021). It is a maturity assessment framework that guides you on your journey to developing a sustainable IT practice. The model is designed to help you, as a technology leader, to identify shortcomings, determine priorities, and establish goals to improve your sustainable IT practice. The sustainable IT maturity model has five levels of maturity: Initial, Repeatable, Defined, Managed, and Optimized. These should be driven by and support enterprise-wide sustainability business goals. Figure 10.1 illustrates the characteristics of each level of the sustainable IT maturity model:

Figure 10.1 – The sustainable IT maturity model©

The maturity assessment framework is one tool to help you evaluate your current capabilities, determine your intermediary and target state, and develop a roadmap toward improved sustainable IT practices and outcomes...