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of the awareness of the information of the type we provided in Chapter
1. Whether the people agree with the information or not, there must be
an understanding that in order to preserve scarce resources, the philoso-
phy of greenality must be seriously considered in project planning and by
the people on the project. One of the compelling arguments for greenal-
ity is that it is good for the organization’s bottom line. As an example,
Bristol-Myers-Squibb’s IT team found that removing screensavers from
all employees’ computers in the United States saves about 1.9 million kilo-
watts of energy and $266,000 annually, a simple fix that saved a signifi-
2
cant amount of money. It’s that type of green thinking that will improve
the bottom line and ensure that greenality is considered when planning a
project. Money talks! So, step one in the process of greening the people is to
have people who are “green aware” on the project. In some instances, the
people who need to work on a project are not green aware. One option is
to provide some training. Of course, that may affect the project’s timeline
and costs, a planning consideration and potential addition to the project’s
WBS. Another option is to hire a green consultant to work with the team
during the project, thus potentially increasing the project’s cost, and, of
course, another addition to the WBS.

greening the sChedule

At this point, the WBS and resource planning are complete. The WBS
includes all of the tasks required to properly plan, execute, control, close,
and sustain the project. Completing the resources planning allows the
project manager to be able to account for the personnel needed to do the
tasks. The next step is considering the duration of the defined activities
and the order in which those activities are completed in light of both the
WBS and the resources needed. Once again, green thinking should be
used in determining the duration and sequence, particularly with regard
to resource usage.
There are questions to be asked and answered with consideration to the
nature of the project, the nature of the resources needed, and the social
aspect of the answers to the first two issues. The nature of the project may
determine the criticality or urgency of the project. Criticality and urgency
may be more prevalent in projects that are green by intent. Not wanting
to beat a dead horse, but one of the assertions that we work from says that