The emergence of cloud computing is influencing how businesses develop, re-engineer, and
implement critical software applications. The cloud requires developers to elevate the
importance of compliance with security policies, regulations and internal engineering standards
in their software development life cycles. Cloud computing and agile development
methodologies are new technologies associated with new approaches in the way computing
services are provisioned and development of quality software enhanced. However adoption and
use of agile and cloud computing by SMMEs in South Africa is seemingly constrained by a
number of technical and non-technical challenges. Using Grounded Theory and case study
method this study was aimed at exploring the development of a framework for agile
methodologies to promote the adoption and use of cloud computing services by SMMEs in
South Africa. Data was collected through survey and in-depth interviews. Open, Axial and
Selective coding was used to analyse the data.
In tandem with its main objective the study, besides exploring the development of the envisaged framework, also generated and made available valuable propositions and knowledge
that SMMEs in South Africa using agile development methodologies can use to work better
with cloud computing services in the country without compromising on software quality. The
findings of this study and the emerging insights around the development of the framework,
which in itself also constitutes an important decision making tool for supporting adoption and
use of cloud computing services, are a substantial contribution to knowledge and practice in
the ICT field of information systems in South Africa / Information Science / D. Phil. (Information Systems)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/21159 |
| Date | 24 August 2016 |
| Creators | Mwansa, Gardner |
| Contributors | Mnkandla, E. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 210 leaves) : illustrations |
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