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Software Development Methodologies

ALSO CALLED: SDM, Agile Software Development, Methods, Methodologies, Cowboy Coding, and Development Methodologies
DEFINITION: What is systems development life cycle (SDLC)?

(SDLC is also an abbreviation for Synchronous Data Link Control.)

The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system  … 
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Mastering the Iteration: The Heartbeat of Agile Development
sponsored by Rally Software Development Corp.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is an excerpt from the book "Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises", and describes the iteration pattern and activities that a team engages in to create tested, value-delivered code in a short time box.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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A CIO's Playbook for Achieving Software Agility with Scrum
sponsored by Rally Software Development Corp.
WHITE PAPER: The pressures of a truly global economy cause today's business to increasingly rely on their ability to produce software as a key competitive advantage. This whitepaper is a "playbook" of ideas about implementing Scrum within an enterprise.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Four Starting Points for Effective Project and Portfolio Management
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Many IT project management initiatives often miss goals, exceed budgets and fail to deliver benefits. Read this paper to learn how optimizing project management can help organizations transition from managing IT projects to managing business outcomes.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Right Engineering SaaS: Successfully deploying Software-as-a-Service Models
sponsored by Aspire Systems
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the fundamental elements needed to successfully engineer your SaaS product. It consolidates the technology strategies to build on-demand products and is the result of helping several ISVs transition to an on-demand environment.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Published: 18 Jul 2008
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When Requirements Go Bad - Understanding the causes for Requirements errors can help prevent them
sponsored by Ivar Jacobson Consulting
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how to eliminate common requirements errors for a more effective software development lifecycle.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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The Benefits of Requirements Management in the Context of Fast Paced Development Projects
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the importance of fast-paced requirements management in the delivery of agile software development projects. Learn how requirements management can effectively reduce the cost and duration of application development.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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IT Briefing: SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Installation: From Confused to Confident
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: In this document, John Hosken will explain a little bit about the SAP development subscription and also talk about what the differences are between the SDN subscription system and the various flavors of trial versions.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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The End of Application Deployment
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn a better way to deliver applications and how to providing access to business data without losing control with New Tactics for enhancing performance across the network.
Posted: 05 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Customer Perspective White Paper: Optimizing Manual Testing with Business Process Testing
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the product along with practical advice for those who are considering Mercury Business Process Testing for optimizing their own manual processes or moving toward test automation.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: By automating functional testing, you can take major steps forward to improve automated business processes. Your development and QA teams can increase the speed and accuracy, and your IT department can achieve a higher ROI from software projects.
Posted: 29 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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Why Business Rules: A Case for Business Consumers of Information Technology
sponsored by ILOG, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the relationship between business and IT groups within the typical enterprise and explores how the implementation of a Business Rules Management System (BRMS) allows both groups find common ground.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2006
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When, Why, and How to Leverage Source Code Analysis Tools: Finding critical bugs in C, C++ and Java code
sponsored by Klocwork
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the decisive role automated source code analysis plays in effective software development and application security.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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The Next Generation of Source Code Analysis
sponsored by Klocwork
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the various stages of source code analysis development. Discover how effective source code analysis facilitates reduced costs, improved software quality and shorter development time.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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Embedded Open Source Analysis
sponsored by Klocwork
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the results from an analysis of multiple open source projects that are commonly used in embedded development.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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SearchSoftwareQuality.com eGuide: Software Testing and Debugging
sponsored by Coverity, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Software Testing and Debugging provides an overview of how to detect and test code performance and security vulnerabilities early in the development cycle.
Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 20 Mar 2008
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Ensuring Code Quality in Multi-threaded Applications: How to Eliminate Concurrency Defects with Static Analysis
sponsored by Coverity, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper will review the most common pitfalls that software developers face when creating multi-threaded applications. Discover how static analysis techniques can be used to eliminate concurrency defects earlier in the lifecycle.
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 | Published: 03 Mar 2008
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Controlling Software Complexity: The Business Case for Static Source Code Analysis
sponsored by Coverity, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how static source code analysis can be used to find critical defects and security vulnerabilities in C/C++ and Java source code.
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 | Published: 03 Mar 2008
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Software Project Management: The Nine Essential Stages for Software Testing
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the nine essential stages of effective software testing during the development lifecycle, detailing tools and techniques which enhance productivity during each phase.
Posted: 29 Oct 2007 | Published: 29 Oct 2007
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Getting a Head Start in Software Asset Management: Managing Software for Improved Cost Control, Better Security and Reduced Risk
sponsored by Centennial Software
WHITE PAPER: Software Asset Management (SAM) can deliver increased efficiency, better cost control, risk mitigation and patch management. This paper provides an overview of SAM benefits, and addresses the specific issues in getting SAM running in your company.
Posted: 07 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Achieving Application Scalability on Multi-Core Systems
sponsored by Rogue Wave Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details methods for implementing concurrent computing to better meet the performance and scalability needs of increasingly complex business applications on multi-core systems.
Posted: 27 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Model Driven Architecture (MDA)
sponsored by Object Management Group
WHITE PAPER: This paper is a statement by the OMG Architecture Board (AB) of the expanded vision necessary to support interoperability with specifications that address integration through the entire systems life cycle.
Posted: 03 Jul 2002 | Published: 09 Jul 2001
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Model Driven Architecture
sponsored by Object Management Group
WHITE PAPER: The task and directions of the model driven architecture solution are outlined in this paper.
Posted: 03 Jul 2002 | Published: 27 Nov 2000
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Developing in OMG's Model-Driven Architecture
sponsored by Object Management Group
WHITE PAPER: Here we describe the application development process supported by the MDA - how information flows from one set of artifacts to the next, and how the MDA process ultimately yields an application running on virtually any target middleware platform.
Posted: 03 Jul 2002 | Published: 01 Nov 2001
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES DEFINITION (continued): …  development project, from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application.

Various SDLC methodologies have been developed to guide the processes involved, including the waterfall model (which was the original SDLC method); rapid application development (RAD); joint application development (JAD); the fountain model; the spiral model; build and fix; and synchronize-and-stabilize. Frequently, several … 
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