6 Stages of Software Development Process

Software development process plays a vital part in the upliftment of the economy of any nation. The department concerned with this sphere are working head to hells in order to provide the best of the services that they can. The development of the software application is a lengthy process that requires to be done in several steps in order to make it fruitful. There are 6 steps that are followed in a particular sequence. These 6 steps that are followed in the development cycle are mentioned below:

1. Planning: Planning plays a pivotal role in the development of a software application. In absence of it you can never get to know the strengths and weaknesses of the application that needs to be developed. It is important in order to go about developing an application in a sequential manner.


2. Analysis: It is important in order to know about how the application is or will perform. You need to make notes in order to stay aware about the performance of the application at different stages and paying attention towards anything that can is required. Proceeding to next step makes a sense only if you indulge in analysis.


3. Design: Designing the architecture of the application is the next step that follows in this cycle. Once you have finished analysing the application you need to give in a shape. Here you can overcome all the possible weaknesses by setting a standard and trying your level best to stick to it. Once the analysis is complete, the step of designing takes over, which is basically building the architecture of the project. This step helps remove possible flaws by setting a standard and attempting to stick to it.


4. Development and Implementation: Now with the structure ready, you are left only with the actual task of developing the software where the data recording goes on in the background. The succeeding step is the stage of implementation where the product undergoes a pilot study to check and determine whether it is functioning properly or not.


5. Testing: Here in this step the software is assessed for any possible errors and documents bugs. The testifies the application for being in a usable condition.


6. Maintenance: Last but not the least, once the software goes through all the stages without any problems then it undergoes a maintenance process where it will be maintained and upgraded with the passage of time to adapt to any changes if required.
   
   

In this way all the steps are followed and the cycle that had never ended with the last step starts again. Each and every step is important ad in the absence of even one stage a big problem can arise in the smooth development of the software application. It is these 6 steps that are followed by all the companies which lead to the expansion of this sphere on a broad scale. Missing out on even one step can hamper the smooth running of the development cycle. Bespoke Software Development Company based in Manchester & London, creating and supporting software systems and apps for business in the UK.