Introduction
Project management is one of the most involving and critical steps in the business and organization developments. Business and operations of varied institutions can be viewed as projects that have an estimated outcome and a manner of attainment of various projected outcomes that are defined in the strategic plans. The projects are broken down to tasks and each assigned a different group of people for the ease of performance and follow-up. The project manager has the duty to ensure the tasks are performed successfully and timely as indicated in the project schedule.
SDCL in IT Project Management
IT projects are technical undertakings that require significant care in their development and trials before they are adopted and implemented in the business operations. The knowledge of the system development life cycle in the IT project is critical in ensuring the creation of a system that surpasses the expectations of the enterprise application. The systematic development of the IT program ensures the final product is of quality and is relevant in the intended use (Finkbeiner, Inaba, Tan, Christiansen & Klüppel, 2006).
The IT projects are not like the other non-technical projects that can be developed and tested after they are complete or in their implementation. The information technology projects are sensitive and require gradual and stepwise developments that have to be checked at every step of design. If the project is not tested and evaluated at every step of its creation, it could result to inadequacy in its application or a total failure that would mean remodeling the project from the start. The process would be costly for the business in terms of time, labor and capital (Ramirez-Marquez & Sauser, 2009, p 29).
The IT project managers need to know the effective application of the system development life cycle in the entire IT project design. They need to know the various steps that comprise of the system development life cycle, the stage of the IT project design they are utilized, and the significance of the steps (Li, Liu & Bandy, 2010). The IT project managers need to know the flow of the project tasks, what is required at each developmental step and its relevance to the success of the entire project. Depending on the complexity and the intended use of the program, the manager may opt to employ the seven or the four-step SDLC system. The seven system SDCL involves seven steps that are performed in the development of the IT project to ensure is optimal performance, maintenance and allowance for the research and development in the future upgrading (Malinowski, 2011). The seven steps entail planning, system analysis and requirements, project design, venture developing, integration and testing, implementation of the model, and operation and maintenance (Sousa, Mendonça & Vanderdonckt, 2010).
The use of the SDCL in IT project development is more relevant currently than it was before. With the information system being the global economic driving factors, businesses and institutions rely on the information communication technology for their survival, expansion and competence. The institutions that have embraced the recent developments in the information technology have gained an upper hand in the market and production competition. IT has formed the critical expansion platform in the marketing, communication, management, and the production processes. Automated production and management processes enabled by the information technology projects have significantly reduced the business operational costs that have benefited the industries (Finkbeiner, Inaba, Tan, Christiansen & Klüppel, 2006, p. 9).
The online marketing and sales platform have formed an expansion channel for the enterprises with the capability of reaching the entire global population that have access to the internet. With the increasing need for the use of information technology in the industries, the SDCL system have become important than before. The IT projects that are currently being undertaken mark the success of the businesses and therefore require due inspection and care in their design, implementation, maintenance and upgrading (Rumbaugh, Jacobson, Booch, Penker & Fado, 2010).
Conclusion
The current use of internet has formed a critical part of the peoples` lives. With the internet global users being in excess of three million, the internet has formed a strong foundation where exchange of information is rapid. Although the relevance and reliability of the online information sources is questionable, specific sources offer relevant and reliable information about the use of the SDCL. The internet is the home for many higher education management-learning institutions that provide the recent trends in the SDCL and the IT project management. The information from these sources is relevant and reliable. However, it is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the usefulness and relevance of the online SDCL information. The criteria for determining the usefulness and accuracy of the information can be inferred through the credibility of the publishing institution.
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