Project Management

Software Development Cycle

and Roles in a Project Team

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SoftwareDevelopement

Cycle

Software Development Stages

Software Development Stages

Planning Development Implementation Maintenance

Software Development Stages

Planning

Development

Implementation

Maintenance

Stage 1: Planning

Studying the problem domain Preparing a Design Document Deciding on the schedule Setting up a budget Assigning roles in the project

Stage 2: Development

Programming the solution Designing the Graphical User Interface Testing – Quality Assurance

Stage 3: Implementation

Data Porting Preparation of the User Documentation Personel Training

Stage 4: Maintenance

Technical Support Patches Updates Administration

Software Development Stages

Planning

Development

Implementation

Maintenance

Roles in a Project Team

Roles and responsibilities at the different stages of the software

development cycle

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Client/Sponsor

Describe the requirements Provide the team with sufficient funding

Project Manager

Securing resources and support from the client

Dealing with problems and solving them Preparing schedules and assigning roles Managing the budget and human resources Supervising the project Keeping track of deadlines

Analysts

Business Analysts Requirement Analysts

Business Analysts

Discussing the project with the client Making sure the client is sure that what the

client wants is what he really wants Preparing a list of business requirements

Requirement Analysts

Translating the business specification to technical specification

Writing a Design Document

Programmers

Programming the solution Getting rid of as many bugs as possible

Lead Programmer

Designing the solution’s skeleton

Focusing on: Maintenance Application Performance Compatibility

The Others

2D and 3D Artists Sound Designers Musicians Database Designers and Developers Network Consultants GUI Designers

Quality Assurance/Testers

Testing the application to find bugs Being able to communicate to the

programmers what the problem is

Documentation Writer

Prepares a documentation for the users (User Manual)

Tech Support & Admins

Assisting the users with any problems they might encounter

Helping to solve the problems Administrating databases and servers

The End

That’s all folks!