IT Project Management



IT Project Management

Diagram Outlining the Project Life Cycle

Scope and Charter for Project

During the drafting of CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives Charter, language calling for green initiatives, sustainable technology and an expanded recycling program generated a lot of public enthusiasm (Cleland, 2006). But with the new charter now in effect as of Jan. 1, concerns about how the financially troubled CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives will pay for mandated Green Initiatives and Sustainable Technologies (GIST) projects have resurfaced.

During the charter writing process, Hood Research, a local think tank, raised concerns that these newly-mandated services would handcuff the CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives's trash collection policy and force budget allocations that could lead to cuts in police, fire and other services.

These questions are taking on increased relevance under CANDISA Technology Green IT initiativescurrent cloud of fiscal insolvency -- a predicted budget shortfall of $45 million by the end of the CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives's fiscal year in June -- and the threat of a state-appointed emergency manager (Cleland, 2006).

Under the charter, the mayor has six months to study, present and implement a longterm GIST plan. The charter itself offers several suggestions:

The GIST Plan shall be comprehensive and may include solar, wind, thermal and other forms of alternative and renewable energy production and uses; alternative fuels; or other sustainable technologies and endeavors; green public works, construction and building programs; and any other green initiative or technology considered feasible [and] shall incorporate green initiatives and technologies within the workplace and for use with CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives owned vehicles and property.

The Department of Public Works is also required to prepare, implement and update as necessary a comprehensive CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives-wide recycling plan.

Although the document requires Detroit to put these new programs into action, it is vague on specifics (Dobson, 2003).

Matthew Naimi, the director of operations for Recycle Here, has worked with the CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives of Detroit to offer drop-off recycling to residents since 2007. He told Huffpost that terms in the charter like cost-effectiveness leave the expansion of recycling in Detroit open to interpretation by CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives officials.

I'm anxious to see how we move forward in a comprehensive CANDISA Technology Green IT initiativeswide recycling program, Naimi said. Does it mean a system of drop-off locations, or does it mean curbside [pick-up]?

Detroit currently offers curbside recycling pickup to 30,000 households through a pilot program in two Detroit neighborhoods, Rosedale Park and the Cadieux/Warren area.

Naimi said he was glad that the new charter spells out a recycling policy, but was skeptical about any major near-term changes to the CANDISA Technology Green IT initiatives's trash collection efforts (Dobson, 2003).

'Soon' is a vague word, he said. If you're talking about systemic change in the trash programs in Detroit, 'soon' could be 10 years.

Naimi said he thought a longer-term plan to build a recycling program could be effective, but if you think we're going to launch a CANDISA Technology Green IT initiativeswide recycling program in ...