Software development methodologies

A software project, like any project, needs to go through well-defined steps to be well-managed. In order to ensure efficient project management, a software development project requires a number of steps:

  1. Requirements
  2. Design
  3. Implementation
  4. Verification
  5. Maintenance

The steps are shown here:

The previous steps are carried out through different methods, according to business requirements. There are many development methodologies:

  • Waterfall methodology: This is a linear and sequential  methodology; there is no turning back in it.
  • Prototyping methodology: In this methodology, the product is built and tested ...

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