Exploring Software Development Waste and Lean Approach in Green Perspective

There has been growing attention to software development, waste reduction, and environmental sustainability. The Lean approach was developed in the manufacturing industry and used for software development by reducing waste and increasing efficiency. This approach has been called “Green Lean” in the context of environmental sustainability. Green Lean software development aims to reduce waste in the software development process while minimise the environmental impact of software development. This method identifies and reduces the seven types of waste specified as overproduction, defects, waiting, overprocessing, motion, inventory, and talent. Green Lean software development also promotes sustainability throughout software development. It educates the developers about sustainable development practices to ensure environmental sustainability can be considered when making decisions throughout the development process. Besides, Green Lean software development aims to eliminate waste and grow productivity in the software development process while considering each activity phase's environmental impact. This approach can help reduce software development's environmental impact and improve the final product's quality.