A Conceptual View for an Enhanced Cloud Software Life-Cycle Process (CSLCP) Model

Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) benefit from the advantages of the cloud computing environment. These enterprises have limited resources. Consequently, SMEs require a structured software process model to develop a reliable and good quality cloud software. Existing cloud software process (CSP) models focused only on the processes of software development and ignored the other aspects of software production. In this paper, a conceptual view for Cloud Software Life Cycle Process (CSLCP) model is proposed. This model overcomes the deficiencies of existing CSP models. Also, it satisfies the development of a reliable and high quality cloud software. The CSLCP model is compatible with level two and three of the capability maturity model integration (CMMI). It extends the software process improvement (SPI) model, developed in Egypt for SMEs, to suit the cloud environment. The application of the CSLCP model in SMEs would improve their level of maturity