Chapter 2

Software Development Life Cycle Models Life Cycle Models

2.1 PHASES OF SOFTWARE PROJECT

A software project is made up of a series of phases. Broadly, most software projects comprise the following phases.

  • Requirements gathering and analysis
  • Planning
  • Design
  • Development or coding
  • Testing
  • Deployment and maintenance

2.1.1 Requirements Gathering and Analysis

During requirements gathering, the specific requirements of the software to be built are gathered and documented. If the software is bespoke software, then there is a single customer who can ...

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