Software Development Life Cycle.
Below, is a general quick guide on the steps I like to take in
building software, used in the software industry,
to design, develop and test software. It's a way to measure and
improve the software development method.
Plan
Research several technical scopes, tech stacks, solutions, to
implement project successfully.
Analysis
Plan a basic project approach. Focus on the Client/User functional
requirements. Perform a solution analysis. Understand,
communicate, the end users goals.
Design
Clearly define the core specifications, application features,
functions, and the applications architectural flow, to meet the
Clients/Users requirements.
Build
When the application design/workflow has been approved, by both
the client, myself or organization, together, a programming
language is chosen, in my case it would be JavaScript, for the
Frontend and the Backend, for the software application being
developed.
Document
Document all phases of the software application build, in any and
all areas discussed, agreed upon, such as: Concept of Project,
Project planning, Application Tech Stack Requirements, Application
Design & Development, Testing, Monitoring the Project, Production
Deployment, Project Closure and Maintenance if developed as a SAAS
Scope.
Test
If working on the project myself or with a development team, a QA
team will run application tests, for errors, bugs and then
determine if the software application solution developed, has met
the Clients/Users/Organizations goals.
Deploy
Once all tests have passed, all debugging/errors have been fixed,
the application is ready for deployment. Client/User/Organization,
can then be notified, to schedule a live deployment date. An
application training session will also be scheduled for the
Client/User/Organization on walking through all of the new
applications features, menus and functions.
Maintain
After all stages in the software application development process
have passed, it can now enter a SAAS(Software As A Service)
maintenance phase. Either myself or the Clients/Organization can
provide the support, if there is an in house support dev team, for
any future developments needed, upgrades and bug fixes.
