Risk Management Framework

Chapter 5

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Abstract

This chapter introduces the system development life cycle (SDLC) and its phases.

Keywords

SDLC

system development life cycle

Table of Contents

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Traditional Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Phase 1: Initiation

Phase 2: Development/Acquisition

Phase 3: Implementation/Assessment

Phase 4: Operations and Maintenance

Phase 5: Disposal

Traditional SDLC Considerations

Agile System Development

Information in this Chapter:

• The five phases of the traditional SDLC, including key tasks and deliverables

• Introduction to the traditional, or waterfall, system development life cycle

• A high-level overview of the agile SDLC

System Development Life Cycle ...