system development life cycle
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system development life cycle
The sequence of events in the development of an information system (application), which requires mutual effort on the part of both the user and technical staff. See agile software development and information processing cycle.
1. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN
feasibility study
general design
prototyping
detail design
functional specifications
2. USER SIGN OFF
3. PROGRAMMING
design
coding
testing
4. IMPLEMENTATION
training
conversion
installation
5. USER ACCEPTANCE
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| The System Development Life Cycle |
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| From information requirements to final implementation, the system development life cycle is an ongoing process. As the business changes, information requirements change, and the cycle continues. |
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By breaking down internal development for a project into distinct phases called the
system development life cycle, the differentiation of capitalizable stages can be seen more easily.
The
system development life cycle occurs during the growth (birth) phase of the system's overall life cycle, and takes account of the major activities that go into developing an information system.
Also presented is a framework for incorporating security into the information
system development life cycle (SDLC) process.
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