Competency
Compare different types of systems development life cycles (SDLC).
Scenario
You are the lead developer for the software development team at Great Code Inc. Your company has been contracted by the Acme Company, a small manufacturing company, to develop a set of software system solutions to bring their existing manual, paper ordering process into an automated, digital online ordering system. The Acme Company has very limited experience with the process of developing software.
Instructions
The Program Manger has asked you to prepare an email with your recommendation for the systems development life cycle (SDLC) process type to be utilized in the new project and has asked you to include the following information:
Describe your recommended system development life cycle process type.
Examine each phase within the recommended system development life cycle process type.
Detail the challenges and benefits of the recommended system development life cycle process type.
Conclude with a justification of your reasoning, including a comparison of the products, that the recommended system development life cycle process type is the best choice for the new project.
