Over a last decade, mobile telecommunication industry has observed a rapid growth, proved to be highly competitive, uncertain and dynamic environment. Besides its advancement, it has also raised number of questions and gained concern both in industry and research. The development process of mobile application differs from traditional softwares as the users expect same features similar to their desktop computer applications with additional mobile specific functionalities. Advanced mobile applications require assimilation with existing enterprise computing systems such as databases, legacy applications and Web services. In addition, the lifecycle of a mobile application moves much faster than that of a traditional Web application and therefore the lifecycle management associated therein must be adjusted accordingly. The Security and application testing are more stimulating and interesting in mobile application than in Web applications since the technology in mobile devices progresses rapidly and developers must stay in touch with the latest developments, news and trends in their area of work. With the rising competence of software market, researchers are seeking more flexible methods that can adjust to dynamic situations where software system requirements are changing over time, producing valuable software in short duration and within low budget. The intrinsic uncertainty and complexity in any software project therefore requires an iterative developmental plan to cope with uncertainty and a large number of unknown variables. Agile Methodologies were thus introduced to meet the new requirements of the software development companies. The agile methodologies aim at facilitating software development processes where changes are acceptable at any stage and provide a structure for highly collaborative software development. Therefore, the present paper aims in reviewing and analysing different prevalent methodologies utilizing agile techniques that are currently in use for the development of mobile applications. This paper provides a detailed review and analysis on the use of agile methodologies in the proposed processes associated with mobile application skills and highlights its benefit and constraints. In addition, based on this analysis, future research needs are identified and discussed

Abstract-Swift advances in mobile communication technology have spawned almost unlimited new mobile applications. Mobile application development is an extremely well growing industry across the globe that created new opportunities of modern businesses and pioneered new technologies in the area. In order to build high quality mobile applications, it is imperative to understand the key characteristics that define mobile applications, which if wisely considered and implemented, can facilitate the delivery of truly exceptional, valuable and user friendly mobile apps that satisfy users' needs. Only few scientific publications can be found which specifically identify the key characteristics and what makes mobile applications different from traditional software. For this purpose, we conducted an online survey from the mobile research and development community. The survey questions covered the entire mobile application development lifecycle starting from inception to the maintenance stage. This paper presents the survey results by classifying the key characteristics that differentiate mobile applications from traditional ones into three categories: Hardware, Software (application interaction, application development, and application security) and Communication. The study contributes towards a greater understanding of mobile software and the current trends in the mobile application development. It also highlights various features and attributes that assist in developing high quality mobile software applications.

With the increasing popularity and demand for mobile applications, there has been a significant increase in the number of mobile application development projects. Highly volatile requirements of mobile applications require adaptive software development methods. The Agile approach is seen as a natural fit for mobile application and there is a need to explore various Agile methodologies for the development of mobile applications. This paper evaluates how adopting various Agile approaches improves the development of mobile applications and if they can be used in order to provide more tailor-made process improvements within an organization. A survey related to mobile application development process improvement was developed. The use of various Agile approaches for success in mobile application development were evaluated by determining the significance of the most used Agile engineering paradigms such as XP, Scrum, and Lean. The findings of the study show that these Agile methods have the potential to help deliver enhanced speed and quality for mobile application development.

Abstract-The mobile device market has witnessed swift industrial growth over the last decade. The quick expansion of this new computing platform has almost outpaced the software engineering processes customized to mobile application development. However, there is still lack of novel research initiatives around the mobile application development process. There remains a deficiency in development standards and best practices which expose the mobile device to potential attacks. This deficiency needs to be addressed promptly and requires further work.The objective of this research is to better understand the current methodologies adapted and to investigate challenges faced during the mobile application development processes that are different from traditional enterprise application. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted from the mobile research and development community. The survey questions covered the entire mobile application development lifecycle starting with requirements, and ending with bringing to life a complete mobile application.The study contributes towards a greater understanding of mobile application development process, examines real challenges confronted, and investigates the best practices that can be successfully implemented to enhance, evaluate, and improve the performance of the mobile application development process. These findings can also be considered as a possible research topic that indicates the breadth of research requirements and prospects in mobile computing.

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