Trends Report

Aligning The People And Process Of PC Power Management

Position The Right People And Process to Create Ownership And Minimize Risk

July 28th, 2009
Doug Washburn, VP, Research Products
Doug Washburn VP, Research Products
With contributors:
Simon Yates , Christian Kane

Summary

Although the financial and environmental savings from PC power management are compelling, IT professionals must overcome concerns about disrupted user productivity or the lack of project ownership. Aligning the right people and process can help accomplish this. Forrester surveyed 99 IT professionals to help organizations maximize savings at minimal risk from PC power management and understand what roles to involve and what approach and policies to follow. When considering which roles to involve and when, take a life cycle approach to PC power management. From there, develop your approach and policies by understanding your users' computing habits.

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