Shruti Sharma

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process The process of developing software through successive phases in an orderly way is referred to as software development. It may also be referred to as application development, software design, software application development, enterprise application development and so on. The software development process does not only include how a code is to be written, but also the requirements, objectives, design and confirmation of the code. Depending upon the business needs, it may require custom software development for applications that include contact management, invoicing, inventory control etc. Software to be developed goes through various phases. First of all, the most important thing that is considered is whether or not the plan is feasible. If it is, then the plan for its implementation is laid out and the budget is estimated for its future stages of development. After this stage, the system and software requirements are checked and gathered and the overall structure of the software is considered and the strategy for its further development is designed. The entire process of software development has to be carefully planned out. Then comes the code generation and implementation phase, wherein the desired programs are created with the help of programming languages and tools. To check the effectiveness and functionality of the software, the testing and quality assurance phase is carried out. If the system has any errors and bugs this phase reveals it. This phase in the software development process also checks whether the software so developed does what the user intends to do or not. The business needs change every now and then. Therefore, the software development should be developed in such a way that it is flexible enough to incorporate the desired changes according to need. The software system will inevitably need maintenance. So the software development should be done so that it accommodates the desired changes.