Phases of Software Project (SDLC)
Phases of Software Project (SDLC)
Phases of Software Project (SDLC)
Cycle)
A Software project is generally built in series of phases. Usually, Most projects consists of six
phases. In this we will cover them with respect to tasks, roles, users, process and documents.
Roles :
Business analyst –BA, Engagement manager – EM.
Process :
The specific requirements of the software to be built are gathered from the customer and documented.
Documents :
The requirements get documented in the form of Software Requirement Document (SRS). This acts as
a bridge between customer and designers.
Planning Phase
Tasks :
Schedule, Scope, Tentative planning, Technology selection and Environment confirmation,
Resource requirements.
Roles :
System Analyst – SA, Project Manager – PM, Technical Manager – TM.
Process :
A plan explains how the requirements will be met and by what time, taking into consideration of
scope, milestones, resource availability and release date. This phase is applicable for both
development and testing.
Documents :
Project plan and Test plan documents are delivered.
Design Phase
Tasks :
High level designing, Low level design or detailed design.
Roles :
Chief Architect– CA, Technical Lead – TL.
Process :
The Design phase produces a presentation through which the verification of requirements is done. It
has sufficient information for the next phase to implement the system.
Documents :
System design description (SDD) which will be used by the development teams to produce the
programs.
Development Phase
Tasks :
Programming
Roles :
Developer’s
Process :
Developer’s code the programs in chosen programming language and produce a software that
meets the requirements.
Documents :
Production document (can be called as source code document).
Testing Phase
Tasks :
Testing
Roles :
Test Engineer’s , QA analyst
Process :
Testing is the process of checking the behavior of the application in predefined ways, to work
as expected with the requirements. Testing teams identify and remove as many defects as
possible.
Documents :
Test case design documents, Execution status, Defect reports.
Deployment and Maintenance Phase
Tasks :
Hand over the Application to the client to deploy it in their environments.
Roles :
Deployment engineers (or) Installation engineers.
Documents :The final agreement made between the customer and company is proof
document for Delivery.