How does Software Development Life Cycle Work ?

For a customer, it is important to understand that the software development will help them to go up to a next level. Hence, Software Solutions are necessary for automating the processes of an organization.

SDLC or Software Development Cycle begins as soon as a new project is acquired by an organization. SDLC is helpful in order to streamline the various processes to be carried out at each phase. It helps to create a framework of the processes and set project milestones for delivering it to the customer.

SDLC Phases:

Every phase in SDLC will have its importance and there will be open channels of communication at every step to understand the modifications required by the client at any stage of the project.

Common Software Development Cycle Steps:

Requirement gathering: First step to plan development of Software Solutions is to understand the customer’s needs and understand his business. The customer interaction will set a base for the entire project and help to set exact project timelines.

Design: Once everything has been discussed, a blueprint of the design will be prepared in the raw format. A raw design will be ready by the end of this stage and will be discussed with the customer.
UI designing: Based on the inputs and the feedback received from the customer, the design team moves forward to prepare the final draft of the mockup or design template so prepared in the last stage. The final changes to the design will be carried out here in this stage. Some UI (User Interface) coding will be done here.

Development Stage: Once the final draft of the design has been accepted and approved by the customer, the design is ready to be shared with the development team. This will add soul to the design and every basic to advanced functionality will be incorporated into the design depending upon the project specifications. Most part of the coding will be done here and the development forms the core heart of the entire project.

Testing Stage: Till this stage of the Software Development Services cycle, the project is done with the design and development of the project and now it is ready to be tested. Various test scenarios will be conducted here in this stage. A thorough testing of the project will help to overcome all the shortcoming in the project to avoid any bugs and errors from coming up in the later stage.

Deployment: Once the team is through the testing stage, the project is ready to be deployed at the customer’s server. The project is nearly done but still for some period of time, it will be in the Beta stage.

Change request: During the Beta stage, if any bugs and errors appear here, the team will work on the project and rule out the inaccuracies whether in the design or the development of the project. Once all the flaws in the project have been overcome, the project is finally done, out of the Beta stage and ready for full usage by the organization. The Software Development cycle of the project ends here.