SHORT PAPER

SHORT PAPER

Week 2 Short Paper – System/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model and methodology
Select a System/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model or methodology. Explain the various stages/phases, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of this model/methodology compared to at least one other.

The paper must following the formatting guidelines in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010), (6th ed., 7th printing), and contain a title page, five scholarly references, three to five pages of content, and a reference page. In addition, the paper will be submitted through the SafeAssign originality-checking tool. More APA assistance can be found at the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

paper should have minimum 5- 6 pages without references.

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A Software/System Development Life Cycle refers to the process that makes sure that excellent or good software is built. SDLC is of great importance for the success of software project, and hence a wise software engineer ought to be experienced enough and have sufficient knowledge to prefer one model of an SDLC than another. This is usually based on the context of the project. There are different models of SDLC, and one should narrow down to one model following the specific requirements and concerns of the project being undertaken (Ruparelia, 2010).

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