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With the advent of Cloud Computing and mobile technology, the world of business has experienced a dynamic change. Knowledge and information is no longer restricted to the four walls of the office. It is now expected and available at the finger tips of the user. Since the expectations of the user have changed, so has the approach to software development.
We propose to examine the impact of cloud computing on the process of software development. Of the many models, we have selected the Agile Software Development model and propose to assess the impact of cloud computing on this model.

Importance of Understanding changes in Agile Software Development with reference to Cloud Computing

According to the Agile Manifesto published by Beck et. al. (Beck, 2001), there are four basic principles of Agile Development viz.

Individuals and interactions over Processes and tools

Working software over Comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over Contract negotiation
Responding to change over Following a plan
In the Agile framework solutions are based on requirement rather than a predefined plan. Cloud computing is by its very nature based on the Agile Framework. The scalability afforded by the Cloud is proof of its agility. A more in-depth understanding of how the Agile Framework relates to Cloud computing will help businesses cater to the needs of the computer in a more efficient manner, reduce lead time as well as costs thereby increasing profitability. We therefore propose to examine the Agile Development Framework with particular reference to cloud computing (Beck et. al., 2001).

Research Question: How will Cloud Computing affect Software Development?

In this paper we propose to first explain the concept of cloud computing and the agile framework in brief. We would then proceed to show how software development for the cloud will be different in cloud computing, with particular reference to the Agile Framework.
We have identified some research articles to support our research. This research is listed in the references section and will be used to support our claim that software development methods will change when programming for the cloud.

References

An Agile Process Framework For Cloud Application Development Debbrata Das Kirti Vaidya CSC CSC Papers 2011 Retrieved From http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCsQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fassets1.csc.com%2Finnovation%2Fdownloads%2FCSC_Papers_2011_Agile_Process_Framework.pdf&ei=rRzYVKO7IouquQTQXA&usg=AFQjCNEmenqfH73IRRcsTMMhOy-vqEP6rA&bvm=bv.85464276,d.c2E
Beck, Kent et al. (2001), "Manifesto for Agile Software Development". Agile Alliance Retrieved 14 June 2010.
Hassan, Qusay (2011). "Demystifying Cloud Computing". The Journal of Defense Software Engineering (CrossTalk) 2011 (Jan/Feb): 16–21. Retrieved 11 December 2014 Retrieved From http://www.crosstalkonline.org/storage/issue-archives/2011/201101/201101-Hassan.pdf
Mani & Deebitha (2014) Analysis of Agile Software Development Utilising Cloud Computing Capabilities by Pavithra Mani, Deebitha S International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) ISSN: 2278-3075, Volume-3, Issue-10, March 2014 Retrieved From http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDEQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ijitee.org%2Fattachments%2FFile%2Fv3i10%2FJ15300331014.pdf&ei=hQ3YVKK2JMHguQSpj4LwDw&usg=AFQjCNGzEcU1e09WAMCrOv-JnuxPnJEVqQ&bvm=bv.85464276,d.c2E
Singh & Chana (2013), Introducing Agility in Cloud Based Software Development through ASD By Sukhpal Singh and Inderveer Chana 1, 2Thapar University, Patiala , International Journal of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology Vol.6, No.5 (2013), pp.191-202 http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/ijunesst.2013.6.5.17 Retrieved From www.sersc.org/journals/IJUNESST/vol6_no5/17.pdf
Singh & Singh (n.d.), Reusability Framework for Cloud Computing By Sukhpal Singh, Rishideep Singh International Journal Of Computational Engineering Research (ijceronline.com) Vol. 2 Issue. 6 Retrieved From http://arxiv.org/pdf/1210.8011
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www.sersc.org/journals/IJAST/vol45/4.pdf (Industrial Manufacturing Model)