SDLC Life Cycle

Use the following resource for the topic;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OMCVjH_2goHkFXaUpBZHqZ8pIWTnGbx_yNHgA62m_MA/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1

https://www.innovativearchitects.com/KnowledgeCenter/basic-IT-systems/system-development-life-cycle.aspx

The following are the key stages in the SDLC;

1. Defining the Problem (Assessing the Needs)

    - What are the key activities that take place at this stage? and what is the main aim of this stage?
    - Who is involved in the process?
    - What are the different tools used to ensure successful work of this stage? (data collection)
   
2.  System's  Analysis and Requirements Specification
  a)
 - Define a feasibility study;
 - What are the different types of feasibility study?
 - What are the benefits of conducting a feasibility study? https://www.simplilearn.com/feasibility-study-article

  b) Identification of possible solutions; Why is this important to a systems analyst?

  c) Requirements specification; What are the functional and non- functional requirements specifications? http://rationalizedthoughts.blogspot.co.ke/2005/11/what-are-requirements-sdlc.html

  d) Justification of preferred solution; How do you arrive that what solution is to be developed?
      - Who is involved and what tools are used to make such decisions?

  e) Project Plan
     - Why a project plans essential in SDLC?
     -  What is a project goal?
     -  What are scope and constraints? Give examples http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/constraint-project-constraint

   f) Project Initiation Document
      - What is the purpose of the document?
      - What is contained in the document?