Using agile methods for the development of green and sustainable software: Success factors for GSD vendors

摘要

Over the last decade, the use of agile methods has grown dramatically for software development.rnAgile methods guarantee to accelerate the delivery of remarkable software with increased userrnsatisfaction and reduced cost. However, in recent years, due to the emergence of green softwarernengineering, software developers are compelled to focus more on green and sustainable aspectsrnof software. Green software engineering aims to design, develop, and use the software withrnconfined energy and computing resources. Recently, software engineers in global softwarerndevelopment have adapted agile methods for quick, interactive, and environment‐friendlyrnsoftware development.rnIn this study, we have identified 16 success factors, through systematic literature review (SLR)rnand applied contrived search criteria derived from the research questions; 80 relevant papersrnwere identified and reviewed. Findings of the SLR study were then empirically validated throughrnquestionnaire survey in global software development industry, in which 106 experts from 25rndifferent countries participated.rnThe findings of our industrial survey are mostly in coherence with the SLR findings. However,rnthere is a difference in ranks of the various success factors across the 2 data sets (SLR andrnindustrial survey).