Software Development Process Phases [Infographic]

Software Development Process Phases

In software engineering, a software development methodology also known as software development process, is a splitting of software development work into distinct phases (or stages) containing activities with the intent of better planning and management. It is often considered a subset of the systems development life cycle. The methodology may include the pre-definition of specific deliverables and artifacts that are created and completed by a project team to develop or maintain an application.

1) Project Initiation - Document the user's expectations — Project Initiation - Document the user's expectations

2) Define the resources of the problem domain — Define the resources of the problem domain

3) Select the architectural approach for the solution — Select the architectural approach for the solution

4) Select and define the implementation for the software — Select and define the implementation for the software

5) Construction: Build, buy, integrate code to satisfy the design. — Construction: Build, buy, integrate code to satisfy the design.

6) Put the application into production — Put the application into production

7)Enhance and revise the production application — Enhance and revise the production application