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Awareness Regarding Importance of SDLC among IT Professionals and Students: A Survey
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 178 - Number 18 |
| Year of Publication: 2019 |
| Authors: Syeda Nazia Ashraf |
10.5120/ijca2019919026
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Syeda Nazia Ashraf . Awareness Regarding Importance of SDLC among IT Professionals and Students: A Survey. International Journal of Computer Applications. 178, 18 ( Jun 2019), 38-46. DOI=10.5120/ijca2019919026
Abstract
This paper aims to create awareness regarding importance and need of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) among IT Professionals and Students in executing projects. The SDLC itself is the solution for the success of projects but there is always a room for improvement and its awareness will highlight the areas of SDLC in detail and its need and importance. In this paper, we focus on strengths and weaknesses of SDLC. What are the impacts for selecting right SDLC process models? What are the Risk Factors involved in SDLC Phases? In this regard, some survey results also included to emphasis the importance of SDLC in IT based projects. Survey indicate that, in every organization SDLC implemented by different professionals of every field as well as students in their respective area of projects.
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- APENDIX A
- Table Survey Questions
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
- Not Applicable
- The project could have been completed faster, but that would have meant a lower quality product
- 14
- 18
- 15
- 13
- 2
- 3
- Corrective hours resolving runtime problems are/were minimal
- 9
- 27
- 21
- 5
- 0
- 3
- Project costs were within budget estimates
- 13
- 28
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 7
- The duration of the project was/is within schedule
- 18
- 33
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 2
- Capabilities of the finished product fitted well with customer or user needs
- 9
- 39
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 5
- The quality of the development team's work was acceptable
- 9
- 47
- 6
- 1
- 0
- 2
- End-users found the finished product was easy to use
- 10
- 43
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 2
- The ability and previous experience of the software development team was/is
- adequate
- 2
- 33
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 8
- Project goals were/are achieved earlier than predicted
- 6
- 26
- 14
- 13
- 2
- 5
- The team size was/is adequate for the project
- 7
- 41
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 2
- Selecting an appropriate SDLC model is a complex and a challenging task, which requires not only broad theoretical knowledge, but also consultation with experienced expert managers.
- 11
- 38
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 6
- System Development Life Cycles play a very important role on the success of the projects
- 17
- 36
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 0
- Right selection of SDLC methodology can help successful completion of project on time and within budget
- 19
- 39
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 0
- In SDLC, there is a possibility of combining two or more project management methodologies for the best outcome.
- 9
- 36
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 4
- SDLC also heavily emphasizes on the use of documentation and has strict guidelines on it.
- 6
- 43
- 8
- 0
- 2
- 1
- Waterfall (traditional)model is not capable of addressing the challenges in the modern software development domain.
- 6
- 27
- 13
- 0
- 2
- 1
- Development of criteria for model selection is that one should consider employing a Decision Support Systems (DSS), expert systems(ES) or knowledge-based systems perceived as the first step towards building a system.
- 2
- 40
- 0
- 2
- 3
- 5
- When it comes to selecting an appropriate Project
- Management Methodology, there are a few dozens of factors you should consider. Each project management methodology carries its own strengths and weaknesses.
- 8
- 41
- 0
- 2
- 2
- 3
- There is no good or bad methodology and what you should follow is the most suitable one for your project management requirements.
- 11
- 37
- 8
- 0
- 1
- 1
- The particular life cycle model can significantly affect various concerns associated with a software product. If the process is weak, the end product certainly will suffer.
- 8
- 24
- 0
- 3
- 9
- 0
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