Software Development: Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability
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Argues that agile teams can measurably improve environmental, social and economic outcomes by using a validated assessment called Comparative Agile Sustainability (published under Creative Commons) and simple facilitation techniques like story mapping, event storming and open space. Shows data points: 66% zombie hosts in one data center analysis, phone production causing ~80% of device footprint, average team planet as stakeholder score only 1.57. Provides a radar and heat‑map view, a public platform plus a spreadsheet alternative, and examples where methods helped NGOs build usable apps.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:00What is your connection to sustainability
- 8:50Agenda
- 11:00Sustainability Definition
- 16:00Three Pillar Model
- 19:30Software comes to the rescue
- 21:00Energy consumption forecast
- 22:15Electronic waste
- 25:50Digital carbon footprint
- 30:03TV carbon footprint
- 37:01Digital Cleanup Day
- 38:56Example VMware
- 39:54Energy Consumption
- 41:47Cloud Software
- 45:01Inclusiveness
- 48:12Connecting to Agility
- 48:27Alliances on a Mission
- 48:55The Actual Alliance
- 49:53More Sustainable
- 50:24Natural Sustainability
- 51:50Values
- 53:23Sustainability by Agile
- 53:51Hack Your Future
- 55:24Sustainability in Agile
- 56:57Social Aspect
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