Mini$-$Project $40$: The Software Development Life Cycle

Mini$-$Project Overview Time Estimate: $4$ hours

Read over this brief of the Software Development Life Cycle from IntellectSoft before proceeding to the $$Project Submission Steps$$:

It is important to have an SDLC in place as it helps to transform the idea of a project into a functional and completely operational structure. In addition to covering the technical aspects of system development, SDLC helps with process development, change management, user experience, and policies.

Another benefit of an SDLC is that it allows one to plan ahead of time, determine costs and staffing decisions, define goals, measure performance, and validate points at each phase of the cycle to boost the quality of the final product.

Project Submission Steps

$1.$ Explain what SDLC is and why we use it$.$

$2.$ Provide a general overview of what "Agile" means and compare it to Waterfall.

$3.$ Explain what SCRUM is and how it relates to agile.

$4.$ Describe the process of requirements gathering.

$5.$ Explain what a user story is$,$ and what specific points it should include.

$6.$ Describe what the backlog is and how it gets prioritized.

$7.$ Describe what a sprint is and the major parts of a sprint cycle.

$8.$ Describe what a wireframe is and what it accomplishes.

$9.$ Describe the structure of a daily scrum meeting.

$10.$ Explain what Pivotal Tracker is and what problem it solves.