| Good software development follows a tried and true path
to success. While every situation differs in a few
ways, following the general pattern will minimize risk and
promote good planning, design, and execution.
The ideal process is outlined below. Click on the
appropriate link for specifics about a particular step.
Requirements - The key
first step, to understand what you are doing and why (plus
what you are NOT doing and why).
Functional Specification - How
the product does what you have determined you need.
Formal Design Process -
How, from a technical perspective, does the product work.
Prototyping - Creating technical or user interface
prototypes to work on the design or specifications.
Development - The actual coding of the
product occurs in the development phase. Lots of
sub-tasks are covered in this section.
QA - The test and QA process.
Support - Supporting a software product.
Maintenance - Making changes to existing products.
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