Case Study 2: Green Computing Research Project- Part 2

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Project Name: Green Computing Research Project
Project Manager:

Requirement No. | Name | Category | Source | Status | 1 | Data Center | Building | | | 2 | PC computers and laptops | Hardware | | | 3 | Recycling | Building | | | 4 | Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Hardware | | | 5 | Solar Computing | Energy Source | | | 6 | Electricity output | Energy Source | | | 7 | Office material and resources | Operation | | | 8 | Power management | Energy Source | | | 9 | Work from home | Operation | | | 10 | Days and hours of work | Operation | | | 11 | Environmentally friendly market | Operation | | | 12 | Government benefits | Operation | | | 13 | Open Source Software | Software | | | 14 | User support and training | Operation | | |

Questions to the Sponsor(s) About the Scope
What would the sponsor(s) like to come out of this research project?
What are the desired timeframes for the project?
What resources are going to be available or brought in to assist with the project?
What green technologies and areas are the sponsor(s) looking to implement and change?
How has the organization handled changes and upgrades in the past?
How much support and training will there be for the users for new hardware and software?
What will be the estimated budget and end date?

Scope Statement
The scope statement is an agreement among the project team, the project sponsor, and key stakeholders. It represents a common understanding of the project for the purpose of facilitating communication among the stakeholders and for setting authorities and limits for the project manager and team (Sevign, 2007). The scope statement includes relating the project to business objectives. It describes the goals, the deliverables, and