Due to stupendous popularity and a requirement 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. This 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. We look at 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. In short, Agile software development breaks down app development into smaller, bite-sized chunks, and integrates quality testing, documentation. Mobile apps are often revised to meet end-user expectations, and this agile development process especially requires operations to be on top of infrastructure and systems to support frequent mobile app deployments and pushed updates. MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Platform) A MEAP could pose a restraint to being Agile if it locks its users into a proprietary app building tool that is effectively hardwired into the platform’s tools for deployment and ongoing management. As a result, a MEAP is closed and proprietary tends to force its users to hammer through app building in a straight-line process before they can discover what’s working well and what’s not. Using an MEAP means that a company can develop any given mobile app one time and then deploy the app to many different mobile devices, which includes tablets, smartphones, and notebooks. Agile Principles To excel in Agile, it takes more than having the right development platform. Everyone that will be involved needs a solid understanding of the underlying Agile principles, and the organization needs to establish the right goals for Agile. As with most improvement processes, it’s also vital that executive leadership is on-board with the effort, with leaders evangelizing benefits to impacted teams. Two of the most widely used Agile development methods are Scrum and Lean (or Kanban) methods. According to the Scrum Alliance, Scrum is an Agile framework that breaks projects down into smaller “sprints.” Rather than a formal project manager, Scrum has a “ScrumMaster” to keep the team focused on its goals. Lean applies lean manufacturing principles to mobile app development, such as using the value stream concept, and leveraging tactics such as sticking adhesive notes on a board to communicate the next needed task, much like Kanban cards are used in factories to manage materials. Benefits of Using Agile Testing throughout the process as opposed to at the end of the project can bring a number of benefits for app developers, especially in the discovery of coding flaws or other bugs. When testing takes place on a regular basis during the development process, app developers and testing counterparts easily spot issues along the way and correct them as they move along. This ensures that the project will continue smoothly and that any issues will be more easily corrected. In conclusion, Agile development requires an iterative approach to development that builds quality into each increment of application functionality. An open MEAP that decouples the development tools from the plumbing is consistent with that approach. With an alarming growth in mobility and mobile apps, enterprise developers need to be able to move quickly with mobility projects, while at the same time improving efficiency, quality, and time to market. An open MEAP can help turn this into a reality. Website Jungle is a New York based digital marketing, web development and mobile app development company.Due to stupendous popularity and a requirement 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. This 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. We look at 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. In short, Agile software development breaks down app development into smaller, bite-sized chunks, and integrates quality testing, documentation. Mobile apps are often revised to meet end-user expectations, and this agile development process especially requires operations to be on top of infrastructure and systems to support frequent mobile app deployments and pushed updates. MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Platform) A MEAP could pose a restraint to being Agile if it locks its users into a proprietary app building tool that is effectively hardwired into the platform’s tools for deployment and ongoing management. As a result, a MEAP is closed and proprietary tends to force its users to hammer through app building in a straight-line process before they can discover what’s working well and what’s not. Using an MEAP means that a company can develop any given mobile app one time and then deploy the app to many different mobile devices, which includes tablets, smartphones, and notebooks. Agile Principles To excel in Agile, it takes more than having the right development platform. Everyone that will be involved needs a solid understanding of the underlying Agile principles, and the organization needs to establish the right goals for Agile. As with most improvement processes, it’s also vital that executive leadership is on-board with the effort, with leaders evangelizing benefits to impacted teams. Two of the most widely used Agile development methods are Scrum and Lean (or Kanban) methods. According to the Scrum Alliance, Scrum is an Agile framework that breaks projects down into smaller “sprints.” Rather than a formal project manager, Scrum has a “ScrumMaster” to keep the team focused on its goals. Lean applies lean manufacturing principles to mobile app development, such as using the value stream concept, and leveraging tactics such as sticking adhesive notes on a board to communicate the next needed task, much like Kanban cards are used in factories to manage materials. Benefits of Using Agile Testing throughout the process as opposed to at the end of the project can bring a number of benefits for app developers, especially in the discovery of coding flaws or other bugs. When testing takes place on a regular basis during the development process, app developers and testing counterparts easily spot issues along the way and correct them as they move along. This ensures that the project will continue smoothly and that any issues will be more easily corrected. In conclusion, Agile development requires an iterative approach to development that builds quality into each increment of application functionality. An open MEAP that decouples the development tools from the plumbing is consistent with that approach. With an alarming growth in mobility and mobile apps, enterprise developers need to be able to move quickly with mobility projects, while at the same time improving efficiency, quality, and time to market. An open MEAP can help turn this into a reality. Website Jungle is a New York based digital marketing, web development and mobile app development company.