Systems Development Life Cycle

Planning – establishing the plans for creating an information system by

• Defining the system to be developed & Project scope
• Developing the project plan

Requirements Gathering – the users and IT specialists collaborate to collect, comprehend, and logistically formalize business requirements by

• Gathering the business requirements
• Joint Application Development (JAD)
• Focus Groups
• Document Processes
• Process Re-engineering
• Analyzing the requirements

Design – this is where the technical blueprint of the system is created by

• Designing the data architecture
• Designing software architecture
• Designing the systems model
• Write the test conditions

Development – executing the design into a physical system by

• Building the system
• Building the database and programs

Testing – testing the developed system

• Test the system using the established test scripts
• Load testing using software simulation
• Data conversion testing
• User acceptance testing

Deployment – the systems are placed and used in the actual workforce and

• The user guide is created
• Training is provided to the users of the system

Maintenance – keeping the system up to date with the changes in the organization and ensuring it meets the goals of the organization

• A help desk to support the system users
• Continuous improvement to the system when necessary