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Empirical investigation of agile software development: cloud perspective

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Nitasha Hasteer,

Abhay BansalAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Volume 39, Issue 4

Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/2632434.2632447

Published: 05 August 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Technological advancements have contributed to more complex software demands. The Agile approach to software development is widely practiced by the software development industry as it offers faster production with a promise of better software quality. It also provides a flexible process to accommodate changes during the software development life cycle, as per dynamic user requirements. In this paper we characterize the significance of software development models and the role of Agile methodologies in today's dynamic world of technologies. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the choice between two of the Agile methodologies, Scrum and Extreme Programming. The outcome of the investigation based on secondary sources and limited primary sources, reveals that current software industry practices tend to opt for Scrum-based development. This work highlights the benefits of bringing the cloud and Agile methods of software development together, to fully realize the potential of the distributed paradigm.

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 39, Issue 4

July 2014

72 pages

ISSN:0163-5948

DOI:10.1145/2632434

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