The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process. SDLC is a structure followed by a development team within the software organization. It consists of a detailed plan describing how to develop, maintain and replace specific software.
Refactoring for Software Design Smells - 1 day Workshop Ganesh Samarthyam
Fred Brooks in his book "The Mythical Man Month" describes how the inherent properties of software make its design an "essential" difficulty. Good design practices are fundamental requisites to address this difficulty. One such good design practice is identifying and addressing 'smells'. Most practitioners know about identifying and refactoring code smells. However, there is a lack of awareness on refactoring design smells and architecture smells, which are also equally important for creating high quality software. This presentation provides an in-depth coverage of design smells and how you can refactor them (with most examples from JDK 7.0).
The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process. SDLC is a structure followed by a development team within the software organization. It consists of a detailed plan describing how to develop, maintain and replace specific software.
Refactoring for Software Design Smells - 1 day Workshop Ganesh Samarthyam
Fred Brooks in his book "The Mythical Man Month" describes how the inherent properties of software make its design an "essential" difficulty. Good design practices are fundamental requisites to address this difficulty. One such good design practice is identifying and addressing 'smells'. Most practitioners know about identifying and refactoring code smells. However, there is a lack of awareness on refactoring design smells and architecture smells, which are also equally important for creating high quality software. This presentation provides an in-depth coverage of design smells and how you can refactor them (with most examples from JDK 7.0).
This presentation explains what is software development methodology. It also explores various methodologies such as Waterfall Model, Prototype Model, Incremental Model, Spiral Model, RAD Model, and V-Model.
http://www.ifour-consultancy.com/
http://www.ifourtechnolab.com
SDLC Models and their implementations. Almong with the flow of each model. The PPT contains implementations of each model for various software development phases
SDLC - A framework that describes the activities performed at each stage of a software development project. What is the relationship between SDLC and Quality Assurance? Example of the templates that support
The systems development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life-cycle, is a term used in systems engineering, information systems and software engineering to describe a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an information system. @ paghdalyogesh@gmail.com
During the Spring semester, I teach a 3 credit survey course in software development, at UW-Madison (IS 371), which is the first in the series of courses in the Information Systems major track. As part of this course, I devote an entire lecture to discussing different types of software development (Agile, Waterfall, Extreme, Spiral, etc.) I hope it helps the students better understand the different types of software development styles, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each. In my opinion, they need to learn early on that there is more than one way to go about a software development challenge, and they need to figure out which style works best for them.
List of Software Development Model and MethodsRiant Soft
RiantSoft a Software Development Company derived the most useful and different types of Software Development Model for the users who want to know the development process. RiantSoft is specialized in custom software development with latest cutting edge technologies.
Agile Development | Agile Process ModelsAhsan Rahim
Agile Development | Agile Process Models
Here you are going to know What is Agile Development & What are Agile Process Models for the development of Software Product.
What are different types of Agile Development, steps involve in Agile Development, XP, Scrum, Traditional Process Models with full text and animated description.
Software Process Models defines a distinct set of activities, actions, tasks, milestones, and work products that are required to engineer high-quality software...
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Software Engineering in a Quick and Easy way - v1.pdfKAJAL MANDAL
The Most Common must know Software Development life cycle Models. As we discussed in our earlier article on Software Engineering, we have learned about the aspects of Software Engineering and the qualities that it should possess. Now let us move ahead and learn about the models of the software development life cycle. What is a software development life cycle? A software development life cycle, sometimes also called the SDLC life cycle, represents and describes the various activities that are to be performed to build a software product. These activities are grouped into several phases and sequentially linked in order. Hence we can also say, that a software development life cycle is a structured list of activities that are followed to develop software, from the inception to the delivery of the final product. During any phase of the life cycle of development, one or more activities might have to be carried out to start or finish that phase. For example, in the inception phase of actual coding, it is expected that the architectural designing phase is completed. Why software development life cycle model is required? In every model of SDLC, every phase may have its own child life cycle, for every team of a specific skill set. So in an environment of complicated projects and a variety of skill-based teams, it is vital to follow a pre-defined structured process. This creates discipline and maintains decorum in the working culture. All team members are interdependent. Failure of any one team will affect the deliverables of other teams. And all together it might lead to project failures. SDLC also defines entry and exit criteria for every phase. For example, say, if a team member starts coding, assuming that pro-activeness will help finish the project much earlier. This would be the perfect recipe for disaster and project failure. Why? Because, after putting down a month of effort they might realize that the project needs a roving vehicle on Mars to collect data. Unfortunately, the team doesn’t have that with them. So they can not proceed further. That means a feasibility study was not performed before the team started working on deliverables. Which in technical terms, is a breach of SDLC, and hence the loss of effort, or project failure. The team should have done a feasibility study before jumping straight into deliverables. Then they would have realized that the project is not doable, many days in advance. As so, they could have saved some unnecessary effort. Hence it is strongly suggested to follow a methodology, or process while working on complex and team-based projects. It becomes easier for the entire team to work together, support each other, manage, and track the progress of the development. Regardless of the model you follow, SDLC models always ensure smooth delivery, reporting, and chaos-free delivery of the project. Classic Waterfall Model. Prototyping Model. Iterative Waterfall Model. Rapid Action Development. Spiral Model.
Agile software development is a group of software development methods in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. It promotes adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, continuous improvement, and encourages rapid and flexible response to change.
The Agile development model is also a type of Incremental model. Software is developed in incremental, rapid cycles. This results in small incremental releases with each release building on previous functionality. Each release is thoroughly tested to ensure software quality is maintained. It is used for time critical applications.
This presentation explains what is software development methodology. It also explores various methodologies such as Waterfall Model, Prototype Model, Incremental Model, Spiral Model, RAD Model, and V-Model.
http://www.ifour-consultancy.com/
http://www.ifourtechnolab.com
SDLC Models and their implementations. Almong with the flow of each model. The PPT contains implementations of each model for various software development phases
SDLC - A framework that describes the activities performed at each stage of a software development project. What is the relationship between SDLC and Quality Assurance? Example of the templates that support
The systems development life cycle (SDLC), also referred to as the application development life-cycle, is a term used in systems engineering, information systems and software engineering to describe a process for planning, creating, testing, and deploying an information system. @ paghdalyogesh@gmail.com
During the Spring semester, I teach a 3 credit survey course in software development, at UW-Madison (IS 371), which is the first in the series of courses in the Information Systems major track. As part of this course, I devote an entire lecture to discussing different types of software development (Agile, Waterfall, Extreme, Spiral, etc.) I hope it helps the students better understand the different types of software development styles, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each. In my opinion, they need to learn early on that there is more than one way to go about a software development challenge, and they need to figure out which style works best for them.
List of Software Development Model and MethodsRiant Soft
RiantSoft a Software Development Company derived the most useful and different types of Software Development Model for the users who want to know the development process. RiantSoft is specialized in custom software development with latest cutting edge technologies.
Agile Development | Agile Process ModelsAhsan Rahim
Agile Development | Agile Process Models
Here you are going to know What is Agile Development & What are Agile Process Models for the development of Software Product.
What are different types of Agile Development, steps involve in Agile Development, XP, Scrum, Traditional Process Models with full text and animated description.
Software Process Models defines a distinct set of activities, actions, tasks, milestones, and work products that are required to engineer high-quality software...
For more knowledge watch full video...
Video URL:
https://youtu.be/3Lxnn0O3xaM
YouTube Channel URL:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVvceV1RGXLz0GeesbQnVg
Google+ Page URL:
https://plus.google.com/113458574960966683976/videos?_ga=1.91477722.157526647.1466331425
My Website Link:
http://appsdisaster.blogspot.com/
If you are interested in learning more about topics like this so Please don't forget to like, share, & Subscribe to us.
Software Engineering in a Quick and Easy way - v1.pdfKAJAL MANDAL
The Most Common must know Software Development life cycle Models. As we discussed in our earlier article on Software Engineering, we have learned about the aspects of Software Engineering and the qualities that it should possess. Now let us move ahead and learn about the models of the software development life cycle. What is a software development life cycle? A software development life cycle, sometimes also called the SDLC life cycle, represents and describes the various activities that are to be performed to build a software product. These activities are grouped into several phases and sequentially linked in order. Hence we can also say, that a software development life cycle is a structured list of activities that are followed to develop software, from the inception to the delivery of the final product. During any phase of the life cycle of development, one or more activities might have to be carried out to start or finish that phase. For example, in the inception phase of actual coding, it is expected that the architectural designing phase is completed. Why software development life cycle model is required? In every model of SDLC, every phase may have its own child life cycle, for every team of a specific skill set. So in an environment of complicated projects and a variety of skill-based teams, it is vital to follow a pre-defined structured process. This creates discipline and maintains decorum in the working culture. All team members are interdependent. Failure of any one team will affect the deliverables of other teams. And all together it might lead to project failures. SDLC also defines entry and exit criteria for every phase. For example, say, if a team member starts coding, assuming that pro-activeness will help finish the project much earlier. This would be the perfect recipe for disaster and project failure. Why? Because, after putting down a month of effort they might realize that the project needs a roving vehicle on Mars to collect data. Unfortunately, the team doesn’t have that with them. So they can not proceed further. That means a feasibility study was not performed before the team started working on deliverables. Which in technical terms, is a breach of SDLC, and hence the loss of effort, or project failure. The team should have done a feasibility study before jumping straight into deliverables. Then they would have realized that the project is not doable, many days in advance. As so, they could have saved some unnecessary effort. Hence it is strongly suggested to follow a methodology, or process while working on complex and team-based projects. It becomes easier for the entire team to work together, support each other, manage, and track the progress of the development. Regardless of the model you follow, SDLC models always ensure smooth delivery, reporting, and chaos-free delivery of the project. Classic Waterfall Model. Prototyping Model. Iterative Waterfall Model. Rapid Action Development. Spiral Model.
Agile software development is a group of software development methods in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. It promotes adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, continuous improvement, and encourages rapid and flexible response to change.
The Agile development model is also a type of Incremental model. Software is developed in incremental, rapid cycles. This results in small incremental releases with each release building on previous functionality. Each release is thoroughly tested to ensure software quality is maintained. It is used for time critical applications.
Top 5 software development methodologies_ Explained.docx.pdfJPLoft Solutions
Software development methodologies refer to structured processes used when undertaking a project, from the conceptual designs and pragmatic realities back to early computing days that provide a systematic approach towards software development.
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components.
The development of software is planned in stages and steps that culminate in the construction of functional applications of software. As a start-up, you are a new bug in this competitive industry.
Software development process models
Rapid Application Development (RAD) Model
Evolutionary Process Models
Spiral Model
THE FORMAL METHODS MODEL
Specialized Process Models
The Concurrent Development Model
SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) is a step by step approach to developing the software. For detailed understanding of the steps.
The approaches to developing the software can be broadly classified into the sequential approach and iterative/incremental approaches. The classification of the SDLC models in software development is due to the differential project scenarios. The varying environments of software development, technology, client requirements, budget constraints etc. constitute the project scenarios. The IT Project Manager or IT company framework chooses the most appropriate SDLC model for software development.
To know an application is to know its life; its development. This slide will illumine you on the various SDLC models and the ecosystem of an application's whole life cycle. Our Thought Leaders will shed light on Waterfall model, V-Model, Incremental model, Prototype model, RAD model, Spiral model, and Rational Unified Process through this slide as well as via the upcoming ones.
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A Basic Introduction to Creating a Software Requirements Specification
1. 1/10
March 18, 2021
A Basic Introduction to Creating a Software
Requirements Specification
process.st/software-requirements-specification
Leks Drakos
March 18, 2021
Kamelia Stone is Content Manager at Marketbusinessnews. She likes to travel, meditate,
and draw inspiration from different sources, primarily from books.
Software Requirements Specifications (SRSs) document describes the various software
features, capabilities, coding tests, and functions that are to be implemented in the product.
These parameters also include characteristics, design details, and implementation obstacles
for the development team. The structure of SRS can be modified, depending on the project,
and various features/functions can be added during the process.
SRS lies in the initial, bottom stage of the entire development process. The next stages
include user requirements, which detail the needs of end-users, and describing beyond the
goal of the final product (business requirements).
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No matter how the SRS structure is shifted during the development process, functional
(if/then, data handling, etc.) and non-functional (usability, scalability, etc.) requirements
always take place.
This post for Process Street will discuss:
Now let’s get straight to business.
Choosing a development model: Waterfall or Agile?
Depending on your objective, there are numerous software development methodologies to
choose from. However, two of the most common – and the two this post will focus on – are
the Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Both methods have a lot to offer and enable your team to deliver high-quality software.
Waterfall tends to be a more predictable methodology, while Agile offers more flexibility
during the development process. Before beginning the development process, it’s important to
determine which method will best suit your needs.
Waterfall Software Development
The Waterfall model is the standard development model where all development stages are
carried out sequentially – the next stage begins after the full completion of the previous one.
Although a high pace is something that’s mostly not associated with the Waterfall model, it’s
still the best for less experienced dev teams. Waterfall provides more time for writing SRSs.
Thus, if your business needs detailed requirements that will remain unchangeable in the near
future, Waterfall is a great option.
The Waterfall model includes the following steps in the software development process:
Requirements identification
Concept
Inception
Testing
Construction
Release
Production
Support
The first step is to do an agile approach defining the technical parameters of the future
program. After that, the team needs to confirm the list of requirements for the software. Then
comes the сoncept stage, where the dev team studies all documentation created to explain the
plan and creation of a Requirements Realization Viewpoint.
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(Source)
Once the concept stage is complete, the dev team performs the inception of the project,
where all the components of the project are integrated.
Only after these stages are fully completed is the final product tested and debugged. Then
follows the implementation (construction) stage, release, production, and support (including
bug fixes and new functionality integration).
Thus, all the stages of software development using the Waterfall model are carried out strictly
sequentially. There is no going back to the previous stage just as there is no stage
skipping/overlapping.
The main advantages of the Waterfall approach are:
Clear documentation of the process;
Accurate budget and deadline definition;
Low dependency on the human factor.
The main disadvantages of the Waterfall approach are:
Long timeframes from project start to the first result;
A large volume of documents;
Continuous coordination of requirements and intermediate documents;
Inability to make dynamic changes.
Agile Software Development
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Agile development methodologies involve collaboration between customer representatives
and developers. Based on an iterative approach, it involves the dynamic formation of
requirements and their implementation within short steps.
The Agile approach implies repeated user feedback collection and implementation of
modifications to the SRS structure performed by a business analyst (BA) every two weeks or
every month. This is needed for proper software development e.g. in the module-by-module
method; once the development team finishes one module, a BA should perform an
acceptance test to verify the module meets all the requirements.
The result of each stage, including the iteration cycle, is a certain miniature software project.
(Source)
There are several methods of Agile software development. The most famous are Scrum,
Extreme Programming, DSDM, Incremental, and Evolutionary strategy.
The Agile principles of software development include the following 12 important points:
Customer satisfaction through rapid and uninterrupted delivery of required software;
Acceptance of changes in requirements even at the end of the development process
(this can increase the competitiveness of the resulting product);
Frequent delivery of working software (every month/week, or even more often);
Close, daily communication between the customer and the dev team throughout the
entire project;
The project is managed by motivated experts, provided with decent working conditions,
support, and trust;
Personal (face-to-face) conversation is the recommended method of communicating
information;
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Working software is the best measure of progress;
Sponsors, devs, and users should be able to maintain a steady pace indefinitely;
Constant attention to improving technical craftsmanship and user-friendly design;
Simplicity is the art of avoiding unnecessary work;
The best technical requirements, design, and architecture come from a self-organized
team;
Constant adaptation to changing circumstances.
The main advantages of Agile software development:
Minimal risk;
Gradual product functionality increase;
Low documentation scopes;
Basic version launch in the shortest possible time.
There are also disadvantages:
Impossibility to determine the exact budget of the project;
Impossibility to determine the exact completion dates;
Not suitable for gov and budget organizations;
Requires motivation from the responsible customer representatives.
Methods of Agile software development
Scrum:
Scrum is a sprint-based method when the working product version must be ready in a month
or sooner (starting from 1 week). In Scrum, tasks are added to Jira right away, which can
help you configure requirements, simplify the test case traceability process, and also adds
sharing, viewing, and commenting features.
There’s no BA to explain details to the team, and a product owner is focused solely on the
long-term project. Scrum is usually a good option for skilled development teams that know
exactly what to do.
Extreme Programming (XP):
XP is an Agile approach that implies interacting with the client at every stage. Thanks to XP,
shortcomings of the previous stages and the required functionality of the product, along with
other parameters, are identified.
DSDM:
DSDM is an iterative and incremental approach and sub-method of Agile software
development that emphasizes sustained user/consumer participation in the process.
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Incremental approach:
Incremental approach is one of the first models of Agile software development. This strategy
is based on the full definition of all requirements for the software tool (system) to be
developed at the beginning of the development process. This approach provides progress
towards the final goal in steps, with each step providing a part of the overall functionality of
the project. This is the way Aurélien Amacker, a French blogger, developed Systeme, the best
tool to create an online business.
The parts (sub-projects) get prioritized, and each of them, in certain cases, is developed
according to its own mini V-model. The most basic functions are implemented (minimum
functionality), which then will be expanded with new ones. The main advantage of the
approach is that you always have a working system. The main disadvantage is the need to
redesign and rewrite the source code when the functionality of the system expands
excessively.
Evolutionary strategy:
Evolutionary strategy is based on partially defining the requirements of the software
tool/system to be developed at the beginning of the development process. The requirements
are gradually refined in successive development cycles. The result of each development cycle
is usually the next version of the software tool or system to be delivered. As with the
Incremental approach, the evolutionary strategy often uses prototyping. In this case, the
main goal is to provide a complete understanding of the requirements.
Key attributes for composing a strong SRS
Here are the main practices you need to follow to create a perfect SRS:
Visualize ּ
Using diagrams, schemes, and models is always a smart move to enrich your SRS. This will
contribute to a better understanding of the processes. Visuals are irreplaceable when it comes
to representing major functions and their connectivity.
Avoid ambiguous language ף
Everything should be clear to avoid endless discussions or useless thoughts and ideas.
Remember, filling in the blanks is not something your development team should do. You
don’t want them to get “creative”. Ambiguous language may often cause confusion, which
means it’s best to avoid subject adverbs (e.g. reasonably, mainly, approximately, etc.),
synonyms, and slash-combined words (e.g. delivery/fulfillment team).
Focus on customers ĝ
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After conducting the necessary field research and comprehensive user interviews, you are
supposed to have a perfect portrait of your end-user. You can even analyze how users are
interacting with you on different channels, especially on social media. You can directly
interact with users on social media and utilize that information to improvise your product at
regular intervals. This information will help you get an idea of all operations your end-users
are going to perform with the product
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Critical thinking ҭ
There’s a huge number of SRS templates, thus a BA can sometimes get confused with what
information to include in the document. This is where embracing the mindset of a critical
thinker might help. Explain why this requirement has to be implemented and don’t stop
questioning yourself about the priorities. Each requirement comes with a timing aspect that
helps prioritize it.
High priority is assigned to near-term SRSs describing the core functionality of the product,
midterms have medium priority, and so on. While hypothetical requirements are low
priority, they are still important when it comes to getting a whole picture.
Flexibility ԧ
Your SRS must be flexible. BAs watch how it all works, get user feedback, analyze the
outcome, and modify the requirement if needed.
Traceability ԍ
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An ID is assigned to each requirement so that it can be easily tracked in the documentation.
Keep in mind that when reading SRS, a development team needs more context, which means
that it’s highly important to crosslink the project documents with them. However, don’t
forget that hyperlinks can go bad in case document folder hierarchy changes.
History of changes ӝ
Save it. The dev team will then be able to track down each requirement to its original, check
every step and who made it, when, and why. This can help avoid any misunderstandings in
the future.
Definition dictionary Ӗ
Don’t forget to clarify the terms you’re using in the SRS. You can link some of them to the
outside resources and explain those you’ve come up with yourself.
UTools to simplify software requirements specification management
Apart from Jira, you can also use Perforce Helix RM, which is a useful tool and a stand-alone
module in Perforce’s App Lifecycle Management suite.
Helix RM is typically used by large development teams to track metrics such as:
Requirements;
Improve scalability;
Design features (has graphical tools);
Provide real-time collaboration;
Implement test case management;
Create recovery strategies (includes impact analysis tools);
File history graphs.
Helix Rm can also be integrated with Jira, GitHub, Microsoft apps, Slack, Eclipse, Go2Group,
Rational DOORS, and OpsHub.
If you need something more directional, you can also try Pearls to create a requirements
specifications document with just one click. It has impressive team collaboration features
(e.g. comments, activity notifications, features that help define project goals, etc.).
Last but not least, you can use Reqchecker, a tool that will help you check requirements
coverage. This is an additional assurance level that will help ensure all tests and
requirements are covered. Reqchecker can work with Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, and
XML files; feed them to the program, and it will turn them into requirements.
A final word on the software development process
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Each of the approaches discussed above has a certain set of characteristics and is suitable for
projects of different orientations.
Both Agile and Waterfall approaches will help create almost any product. However, the trick
is to determine the one that will implement the project in the most efficient and high-quality
way. If you’re working on a universal project, make sure to consider time, budget, team
qualification, and other criteria you find important.
The Agile approach requires a high level of professionalism from the team and is ideal for
start-ups and advanced niches. The Waterfall approach is most often used in construction,
investment, etc.
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When choosing an approach, examine their strengths and weak spots, consider expert advice,
and determine a set of requirements for the project. The choice will then be much easier.
Some developers believe that one project can optimally combine Agile and Waterfall
approaches.
Remember that when making a decision in favor of one or another method, the main goal is
to create a quality project that will be able to solve any set tasks.
Development teams are constantly discovering better methods of software development by
developing independently and helping others to do so.
Make sure to remember:
People and interaction are more important than processes and tools.
A working product is more important than comprehensive documentation.
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Cooperation with customers is more important than contract negotiations.
Agility and flexibility are more important than sticking to the initial plan.
Whichever method you choose, keep in mind that while it is vital to keep in mind when
viewing the above statements that being less important does not necessarily mean something
is less valuable.