Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

In Part 2, we focused on the “what,” and we now enter Part 3, the book’s final part; it is time to focus on the “how.” How do you turn your ideas into action? This section introduces the reader to the sustainable IT maturity model. This is a maturity assessment framework to guide you on your journey of developing a sustainable IT practice. The model is designed to help you, as a technology leader, identify any shortcomings, determine your priorities, and establish your goals for improving your sustainable IT practice. Secondly, you will learn about what you need to do to establish your baseline and your direction of travel toward your target state. Thirdly, you will understand how to create your own sustainable IT strategy. Finally, the most essential step is to ensure your strategy takes flight. We will discuss how you execute your strategy by starting to deliver global and impactful objectives and key results.

This part comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 10, Get Started Today
• Chapter 11, Putting a Sustainable IT Strategy in Place
• Chapter 12, From Strategy to Execution – Lead with Purpose