Software Development: Lecture 6

Question 1

SDLC Phases

Answer 1

1. Planning: organising the project’s teams, creating a roadmap with target milestones, and defining high-level scope and objectives
2. Analysis: defining requirements and getting them approved from the customer
3. Design: Work on different aspects of design such as architecture, user interface, technical framework, and communications
4. Development: Writing of the software program and documenting necessary software processes
5. Testing: Involving various types of tests, including unit test, system integration, and user acceptance test
6. Maintenance: Deploying the product and fixing bugs

Question 2

SDLC approaches

Answer 2

1. Predictive
   - Planned and organised in advance
   - Well-understood and well-defined requirements
   - Low technical risk
2. Adaptive
   - Flexible and modified in progress
   - Uncertain requirements and needs
   - High technical risk