Xcom Week 7 System Development Life Cycle

Systems Development Life Cycle

The phases of the System Development Life Cycle are planning, system analysis, system design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance. The System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process applies to information system development projects ensuring that all functional and user requirements and agency strategic goals and objectives are met.

Planning involves determining what the goal is and how best to accomplish that goal. It establishes a high level view of the intended project and determines its goals. Different factors must be considered including equipment types, costs, employee willingness to learn, and employee knowledge. System analysis follows planning, after the scope of the project has...