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Consider your school, how do you know that the life cycle was developed specifically for the university. How do we know it meets our needs?

Systems Development Models are also referred as process models. In recent times, process models paved the way for the process of some projects involving information system implementation. The process models are typically used in structured analysis and design methods. The term process models are processes that are classified into a model. Thus, a process model is a description of a process. The same process is being used in repeatedly for the development of many applications and thus, has many instantiations. One possible use of a process model is to prescribe how things should be done as the process along through the documentation and finally into the development of the system or the project; also it is an anticipation of how process should look like. What the process shall be will be determined during actual system development. Moreover, process models are not interchangeable since, the output of the first phase is the input of the succeeding phase. To deliver a quality system, it is critical to know the risks facing your project and to use a model that reduces those risks. The following describes standard project lifecycle models, and reviews their strengths and weaknesses. These standard models can be adapted to fit the industry issues, corporate culture, time constraints and team vulnerabilities which comprise your environment. The lifecycle model is a Process Model; however, there are many kinds of lifecycle models that use different strategies for building software. Your choice of lifecycle model should be based on how a particular model will work in your environment, or for a specific project; e.g. factors that affect choice of lifecycle model include how constrained the project schedule is, how well-known the requirements are, how sophisticated the team is, etc. Your ability to choose the most appropriate model requires that you know several models and the pros and cons of each: a particular model's effectiveness depends on the context in which it is used (McConnell 1996, p. 154).

In this assignment, it talks about the System Development Life Cycle. SDLC is essentially a project management tool used to execute, plan, and control systems development projects. It is a systematic and orderly approach to solve problems. Furthermore, The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), or Software Development Life Cycle in systems engineering and software engineering, is the process of creating or altering systems, and the models and methodologies that people use to develop these systems. The concept generally refers to computer or information systems.

This System Development Life Cycle involves the following general steps:

Planning. Identify the scope and boundary of the problem, and plan the development strategy and goals.

Analysis. Study and analyze the problems, causes, and effects. Then, identify and analyze the requirements that must be fulfilled by any successful solutions.

Design. Designing the solutions, of course in accordance to the problem that has been identified.

Implementation. The stage to apply all the necessary implementation to the project that is going to implement.

Support. Analyze the implemented solution, refine the design and implement improvements to te solution.

Going back to the question, in validating if the life cycle is designed specifically for the university, one has to consider the goals, mission, and vision of the school; to merely know if the cycle relates to the specific goals specified by the university. So that, in the long run of the projects, all things will be motivated not to go beyond the needs of the school. All things will be on the right track as the development process goes along.

Considering University of Southeastern Philippines…

The school has the following VMGO…

Mission

USEP shall produce world-class graduates and relevant research and extension through quality education and sustainable resource management. Particularly, USEP is committed to: Provide quality education for students to grow in knowledge, promote their well-rounded development, and make them globally competitive in the world of work; Engage in high impact research, not only for knowledge’s sake, but also for its practical benefits to society; and, Promote entrepreneurship and industry collaboration.

Vision

A PREMIER UNIVERSITY IN THE ASEAN REGION. By becoming a premier university in the ASEAN Region, the USEP shall be a center of excellence and development, responsive and adaptive to fast-changing environments. USEP shall also be known as the leading university in the country that fosters innovation and applies knowledge to create value towards social, economic, and technological developments.

Goals

Aligned with the university’s vision and mission are specific goals for Key Result Areas (KRA) on Instruction; Research, Development, and Extension; and Resource Management

KRA 1. Instruction
Produce globally competitive and morally upright graduates

KRA 2. Research, Development, and Extension (RDE)

Develop a strong R,D,&E culture with competent human resource and responsive and relevant researches that are adopted and utilized for development

KRA 3. Resource Management.

Now, how do we know if the cycle meets the needs of the university?

To merely know that every stage or phase of a certain cycle meets the cycle, in every end of the specific stage one must consider checking if certain goals were realized or if not, maybe some enhancements will be made to satisfy the needs of the university. What is visible in the environment now, is we do not monitor development in every end of a certain stage; instead we do it as the cycle ends. We must have the so-called, DEVELOPMENT MONITORING. T o keep track with the project enhancement projection must be observed. Any progress should be made recognize. Updates and improvements must also be identified and evaluated if it has been going well with what has been bad. Monitoring is an important part for the development. Proper monitoring has get different advantages like you must know the development of the performance.

Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_Development_Life_Cycle

http://www.usep.edu.ph/version/pages.php?m=50&id=24&pg=static&ntitle=ABOUT%20USEP