From the perspective of the social aspects of sustainable development, there may
be more qualities that require special measurements and assessment methods. As a
first step, these aspects are called Accessibility, Usability and Organization Sustainability.
Whereas Accessibility and Usability are well known aspects in software
engineering, the sustainability of the organization is usually not considered in
common software engineering processes and software’s life cycle. Accessibility
indicates whether the software product can be used by as many people as possible
without any restrictions. Usability covers the understandability, learnability and
operability of a software product, i.e. if the software usage is user-friendly and
easily learned. The aspect Organization Sustainability covers the social situation in
the software company, including working conditions, for example.