It is basically divided in
to following phases
1) Planning2)
Development3) Testing4) Deployment5) Documentation6)
Training7) MaintenanceWhen a Project is at hand a
team has to be formed for the development of the project. Here the
project Manager and his capable team is selected for the proper
development of the project. It is very important while selecting the
team to choose all members who are qualified enough for handling the
project at hand. A person who is good at PHP and you ask him for
doing a high level .net project it becomes a bit difficult for him to
understand few things and it takes him loner time to understand few
things. He wastes more time in understanding concepts than doing the
project and thus things gets delayed. There are few exceptions to
this rule but they are very few. Its very important to select a right
team for the project.Once the team is selected its the work
of Project Manager to gather his team and plan all details about the
project at hand. The client either gives the Project Specifications
in writing or explains the type of product he wants in detail and you
have to prepare the specifications. Preparing and understanding the
Project specifications is very important as that is the skeleton or
first step for start of the project. Once the Project specification
is ready it is planned how to do the project. Which person will work
on which module and in his absence what all steps will be taken so
that the project does not rune out of time. Each person receives a
copy of the project specifications with instructions on what they
have to work on.After the Planning stage is over Development
phase starts. In this stage full fledged development starts. Its the
work of project manager to check if things are moving fine and report
daily the work done and send weekly report to the authorized
person who in turn will communicate with the client. This will remove
hassles from work because if few things were misunderstood the client
will correct them and its always advisable to make changes at the
start during development phase rather than banging head when
everything is over. Its very important to keep track of work done on
weekly basis and communicate the same with the client. Reporting on
weekly basis is also good because client checks the work flow and its
always easy to explain small portions at a time rather than
explaining the whole stuff at one time and confusing the client.
Keeping track of each and every point is very important. Once the
development of a project is over it should be checked that each and
every point is covered and nothing is missed out.After the
Completion of development phase the developed software has to be
rigorously tested so that no bug is left in the project. A very good
and qualified tester needs to test each and every point in detail as
well as the flow of the project. Sometimes few bugs are left unseen
and they become troublesome in the near future. Its always better to
be secured from your end rather than facing embarrassment before
the client for silly things. Few errors and bugs are interlinked
so if one is solved rest will fixed automatically. It sometimes
happens that testing and bug fixing takes more than alloted time so
its always better to keep more time for testing. Testing phase is
also very important because during development phase several modules
were developed and then all modules are integrated and after this
integration phase few modules don’t work together and hence needs
changes. So until and unless ample time is devoted it is very
difficult to find and fix bugs.After the testing phase is
over the project has to be deployed. If its a website it has to be
uploaded on a server and then checked whether everything is running
fine. If the website is looking as demanded by the client and it
is running successfully in all browsers. It sometimes happens that a
website works fine on Firefox but looks distorted in Internet
Explorer. These all too needs to be fixed. Then the whole site needs
to be tested and functionality to be checked on live server before
the site goes live.After the deployment phase Documentation
for using the software has to be created so that each and every part
is clear to the client. Here it is explained in detail how the site
works and the whole flow of the site. This part needs to be done
by a really qualified professional.Once the software is
developed people needs to be trained on how to use it. If no body
understands the flow its no use developing the software and the whole
work will go waste. Its very important to train people on how to
use the software so that it can run successfully in an
organization.Developed softwares needs maintenance as it
needs to be updated from time to time with the changes in work
environment and due to changed needs. Its always not necessary to
develop a new software , work can be carried out will the old one but
with few advancements. The maintenance part is very crucial as it
keeps the software updated and meets current needs.For a
Project to succeed its very important that all the phases are carried
out timely and with the right team.
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