Sustainability in Software Engineering Lifecycle

Abstract

As digital technologies expand, their environmental impact has become a growing concern. Sustainable Software Engineering (SSE) offers a promising pathway to address this issue by embedding sustainability principles throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This research explores how methods and tools from industrial engineering can be applied to software development processes to support sustainability goals. It focuses on improving resource efficiency and structuring sustainable workflows using models like GREENSOFT. The study aims to equip software practitioners with practical, scalable strategies drawn from industrial engineering to guide responsible and efficient development. By adapting these methods, software and industrial engineers can work together to reduce CO2 emissions, improve energy efficiency, and integrate environmental concerns without compromising software functionality. This approach provides actionable strategies tailored to industrial engineering contexts. It contributes to a broader understanding of how sustainability can be systematically embedded into software design and engineering processes to meet the dual goals of technological advancement and ecological responsibility.