| After realizing and experiencing the alluring | | | | the software and defines the strategy for its |
| advantages of outsourcing, more and more | | | | development. That's requirement analysis and |
| companies are getting inclined towards | | | | design phase is believed to be the most |
| outsourcing software development projects to | | | | critical part of software development life |
| major offshore destinations. However, having | | | | cycle. Any flaw in this phase may prove very |
| an in-depth knowledge of software development | | | | expensive for further stages of life cycle. |
| life cycle becomes a priority task for not | | | | In simple words, this phase considers the |
| only the service provider software | | | | logical system of the product. |
| development company but also the client to | | | | |
| keep a check on the project progress | | | | Code generation and Implementation |
| throughout the software development. | | | | |
| | | | This phase involves the code translation of |
| Software development is an intricate process | | | | the well-thought design. Desired programs are |
| that requires a lot of planning, | | | | created using a conventional programming |
| implementation and testing. You can not | | | | language and with the help of programming |
| develop perfect software with full | | | | tools like Compilers, Interpreters, |
| functionality unless it passes all the tests | | | | Debuggers. The code is generated using |
| and quality analysis. So, companies should | | | | various high level programming languages like |
| keep a check on SDLC while experiencing | | | | C, C++, Pascal, Java, etc. |
| software development outsourcing to a | | | | |
| company. No software is perfect and in full | | | | Testing and Quality Assurance |
| functionality unless it overcomes all the | | | | |
| tests. | | | | Apart from requirement analysis, testing is |
| | | | another crucial stage of SDLC that decides |
| A software development company put special | | | | the effectiveness and functionality of the |
| emphasis on SDLC to produce the most | | | | product. This phase unravels the bugs and |
| effective, functional and mission critical | | | | errors of the system. Initially the |
| software that can help one's business in a | | | | individual modules of programs are tested |
| long run. The software development life cycle | | | | separately which is followed by testing of |
| (SDLC) is a pre-set framework that is used by | | | | the system as a whole. The system testing |
| all software development companies for | | | | includes the integration testing to check |
| through understanding and developing | | | | whether the interfaces between modules are |
| effective information systems and software. | | | | working properly, Volume testing to ensure |
| | | | the capability of the system to work on an |
| Though software development life cycle can | | | | intended platform with the expected load of |
| have many versions and each version carries | | | | data, and acceptance testing to check whether |
| its own plus points and minus points, but all | | | | the system does what the user needs. |
| version have same steps or activities that | | | | |
| are discussed below;. | | | | Maintenance and Support |
| | | | |
| Feasibility | | | | Software system maintenance is an inevitable |
| | | | need. It undergoes various changes once it is |
| First of all, the project is checked for its | | | | delivered to the client. Software development |
| feasibility if it should get the go-ahead. If | | | | should be flexible enough to inculcate |
| the project is to proceed, then a project | | | | required changes with time and according to |
| plan is thought out together with the budget | | | | changing business needs. Inevitably the |
| estimates for future stages of development. | | | | software system will need maintenance. |
| | | | Software may undergo certain changes once it |
| Requirement Analysis and Design | | | | is delivered to the customer. There are many |
| | | | reasons for the change. Change could happen |
| After testing the feasibility of the project, | | | | because of some unexpected input values into |
| system or software requirements are gathered. | | | | the system. In addition, the changes in the |
| Business analysts perform a thorough study | | | | system could directly affect the software |
| and analysis of the business needs of the | | | | operations. Therefore, the software should be |
| organization and the market trends. Necessary | | | | developed in order to accommodate changes |
| changes are proposed. From interface design | | | | that could happen during the post |
| to data design, every program is discussed in | | | | implementation period. |
| this stage to keep the software of high level | | | | |
| design. | | | | Each and every stage of SDLC carries its own |
| | | | importance and plays a key role in success of |
| This phase considers the overall structure of | | | | any software development project. |