Systems development life cycle : theory and practice
The aim of the study is to investigate the differences in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) between theory and practice and to provide reasons for the differences, if any. Three books were chosen to present the existing literature on SDLC. A distinctive feature was that, although differen...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63039 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The aim of the study is to investigate the differences in the Systems
Development Life Cycle (SDLC) between theory and practice and to provide
reasons for the differences, if any. Three books were chosen to present the
existing literature on SDLC. A distinctive feature was that, although different
authors have classified the SDLC into different number of phases, there are certain
generic activities that must be performed for a successful systems development.
Hence, a model comprising the generic activities ( Generic model ) was proposed
to serve as a basis of the analysis.
For the purpose of the study, five companies from different industries were
chosen. Through the analysis phase of our study, it was discovered that the SDLC
in practice is virtually the same as theory in terms of the activities to be performed
in a typical SDLC, although the activities are grouped into different number of
phases. The analysis also revealed that even the tools used were similar in many
aspects. This study suggest that the generic model, comprising the important and
necessary activities, proposed in the study is applicable to virtually all companies
in any industry. |
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