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Sustainable Software Engineering

Offered by Mathias Renner, Ferdinand Mütsch, Johannes Rudolph, Robin Lamberti

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1.7 Why should we care as IT professionals

Time effort: approx. 10 minutes

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About this video


This lecture looks at the motivation and possibilities for implementing sustainable software engineering practices. It introduces basic terminology, framework and stakeholder perspectives for looking at sustainable software engineering.

Recommended Reading

  • Naumann, S., Dick, M., Kern, E., & Johann, T. (2011). The greensoft model: A reference model for green and sustainable software and its engineering. Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, 1(4), 294-304.
  • Atkinson, R. (1999). Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria. International journal of project management, 17(6), 337-342.