An action research for improving the sustainability assessment framework instruments
| Autor: | Patricia Lago, Miguel R. Luaces, Ángeles Saavedra Places, Nelly Condori-Fernandez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Software and Sustainability (S2), Network Institute, Software & Services, Amsterdam Sustainability Institute |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Information privacy
Geographic information system Process management Computer science Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Software sustainability TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Workforce management Management Monitoring Policy and Law Software-intensive systems TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Sustainability-quality model Software Decision map 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering GE1-350 Quality (business) Architectural decision Action research software-intensive systems media_common Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Sustainability assessment decision map 020207 software engineering 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Building and Construction sustainability–quality model Sustainability–quality model Unit of analysis Environmental sciences sustainability assessment action research Sustainability 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries business SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production |
| Zdroj: | Condori-Fernandez, N, Lago, P, Luaces, M R & Places, Á S 2020, ' An action research for improving the sustainability assessment framework instruments ', Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 12, no. 4, 1682, pp. 1-25 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041682 Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 4 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 1682 (2020) RUC. Repositorio da Universidade da Coruña instname Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(4):1682, 1-25. MDPI AG |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12041682 |
| Popis: | In the last years, software engineering researchers have defined sustainability as a quality requirement of software, but not enough effort has been devoted to develop new methods/techniques to support the analysis and assessment of software sustainability. In this study, we present the Sustainability Assessment Framework (SAF) that consists of two instruments: the software sustainability&ndash quality model, and the architectural decision map. Then, we use participatory and technical action research in close collaboration with the software industry to validate the SAF regarding its applicability in specific cases. The unit of analysis of our study is a family of software products (Geographic Information System- and Mobile-based Workforce Management Systems) that aim to address sustainability goals (e.g., efficient collection of dead animals to mitigate social and environmental sustainability risks). The results show that the sustainability&ndash quality model integrated with the architectural decision maps can be used to identify sustainability&ndash quality requirements as design concerns because most of its quality attributes (QAs) have been either addressed in the software project or acknowledged as relevant (i.e., creating awareness on the relevance of the multidimensional sustainability nature of certain QAs). Moreover, the action&ndash research method has been helpful to enrich the sustainability&ndash quality model, by identifying missing QAs (e.g., regulation compliance, data privacy). Finally, the architectural decision maps have been found as useful to guide software architects/designers in their decision-making process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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