Goal oriented software sustainability evaluation model for sustainable software development

Software sustainability refers to the development of software that emphasizes on the integration of three dimensions; environment, economic and social in ensuring the continuity of system performance. The evaluation of software sustainability is deemed necessary because there is a lack of support fr...

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Main Author:	Ruzita, Ahmad
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2019
Subjects:	T58.5-58.64 Information technology
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spelling	my-uum-etd.90482022-05-09T07:45:25Z Goal oriented software sustainability evaluation model for sustainable software development 2019 Ruzita, Ahmad Baharom, Fauziah Hussain, Azham Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences T58.5-58.64 Information technology Software sustainability refers to the development of software that emphasizes on the integration of three dimensions; environment, economic and social in ensuring the continuity of system performance. The evaluation of software sustainability is deemed necessary because there is a lack of support from the software practitioners that seem to have an insufficient understanding of the issue even though they are aware of its importance. Unfortunately, the existing software sustainability models do not integrate these dimensions. In addition, the existing holistic evaluation mechanisms are not clearly defined. Hence, this study aims to construct an integrated-Software Sustainability Evaluation Model (i-SSEM). The objectives include: (1) to identify the software sustainability criteria that emphasizes on the environment, economic and social dimensions, (2) to organize the identified criteria using the Quality Function Deployment tool, (3) to develop an assessment mechanism for the holistic evaluation model based on the Evaluation Theory and Goal Question Metric (GQM) method, and 4) to evaluate the proposed model through expert review and case study approaches. Systematic Literature Review and exploratory study were applied to identify and organize software sustainability criteria. Six components of Evaluation Theory were adopted and the adaptation of the GQM method was used to construct the i-SSEM model. Analytic Hierarchy Process and Weighted Sum Method were applied in assessment process to obtain the scores that will be used in identifying a Sustainability Achievement Index (SAI). The model was verified using an expert review approach involving seven (7) experts and it was then validated using a case study. Results of the expert review provides the verified software sustainability criteria. From the validation, holistic assessment mechanism has been accurately determined by the practitioners, which consist of evaluation criteria, dimensions, and completed assessment. The i-SSEM contributes as a reference standard of software sustainability evaluation model particularly in sustainability software development. From the practical perspective, the outcome of this model can be used by software practitioners to gain the achievement level of the software sustainability through SAI for continuous improvement in the observed organization. 2019 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/1/s95635_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/2/s95635_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/3/s95635_references.docx text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng eng
advisor	Baharom, Fauziah Hussain, Azham
topic	T58.5-58.64 Information technology
spellingShingle	T58.5-58.64 Information technology Ruzita, Ahmad Goal oriented software sustainability evaluation model for sustainable software development
description	Software sustainability refers to the development of software that emphasizes on the integration of three dimensions; environment, economic and social in ensuring the continuity of system performance. The evaluation of software sustainability is deemed necessary because there is a lack of support from the software practitioners that seem to have an insufficient understanding of the issue even though they are aware of its importance. Unfortunately, the existing software sustainability models do not integrate these dimensions. In addition, the existing holistic evaluation mechanisms are not clearly defined. Hence, this study aims to construct an integrated-Software Sustainability Evaluation Model (i-SSEM). The objectives include: (1) to identify the software sustainability criteria that emphasizes on the environment, economic and social dimensions, (2) to organize the identified criteria using the Quality Function Deployment tool, (3) to develop an assessment mechanism for the holistic evaluation model based on the Evaluation Theory and Goal Question Metric (GQM) method, and 4) to evaluate the proposed model through expert review and case study approaches. Systematic Literature Review and exploratory study were applied to identify and organize software sustainability criteria. Six components of Evaluation Theory were adopted and the adaptation of the GQM method was used to construct the i-SSEM model. Analytic Hierarchy Process and Weighted Sum Method were applied in assessment process to obtain the scores that will be used in identifying a Sustainability Achievement Index (SAI). The model was verified using an expert review approach involving seven (7) experts and it was then validated using a case study. Results of the expert review provides the verified software sustainability criteria. From the validation, holistic assessment mechanism has been accurately determined by the practitioners, which consist of evaluation criteria, dimensions, and completed assessment. The i-SSEM contributes as a reference standard of software sustainability evaluation model particularly in sustainability software development. From the practical perspective, the outcome of this model can be used by software practitioners to gain the achievement level of the software sustainability through SAI for continuous improvement in the observed organization.
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title	Goal oriented software sustainability evaluation model for sustainable software development
title_short	Goal oriented software sustainability evaluation model for sustainable software development
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
publishDate	2019
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/1/s95635_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/2/s95635_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9048/3/s95635_references.docx
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