Editing Systems development life cycle (section)

== Alternative methodologies ==
Alternative [[software development process|software development methods]] to systems development life cycle are:

* [[Software prototyping]]
* [[Joint applications development]] (JAD)
* [[Rapid application development]] (RAD)
* [[Extreme programming]] (XP);
* [[Open-source software development|Open-source development]]
* [[End-user development]]
* [[Object-oriented programming]]

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|+ Comparison of Methodology Approaches (Post, & Anderson 2006)<ref name="Post, G. 2006">Post, G., & Anderson, D., (2006). ''Management information systems: Solving business problems with information technology''. (4th ed.).  New York:  McGraw-Hill Irwin.</ref>
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!style="background:#ffdead;"|
!style="background:#ffdead;" fontweight="bold"| SDLC
!style="background:#ffdead;"| RAD
!style="background:#ffdead;"| Open source
!style="background:#ffdead;"| Objects
!style="background:#ffdead;"| JAD
!style="background:#ffdead;"| Prototyping
!style="background:#ffdead;"| End User
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| style="width:5%;"|Control
| style="width:5%;"|Formal
| style="width:5%;"| MIS
| style="width:5%;"| Weak
| style="width:5%;"| Standards
| style="width:5%;"| Joint
| style="width:5%;"| User
| style="width:5%;"| User
|-
| Time frame
| Long
| Short
| Medium
| Any
| Medium
| Short
| Short
–
|-
| Users
| Many
| Few
| Few
| Varies
| Few
| One or two
| One
|-
| MIS staff
| Many
| Few
| Hundreds
| Split
| Few
| One or two
| None
|-
| Transaction/[[Decision support system|DSS]]
| Transaction
| Both
| Both
| Both
| DSS
| DSS
| DSS
|-
| Interface
| Minimal
| Minimal
| Weak
| Windows
| Crucial
| Crucial
| Crucial
|-
| Documentation and training
| Vital
| Limited
| Internal
| In Objects
| Limited
| Weak
| None
|-
| Integrity and security
| Vital
| Vital
| Unknown
| In Objects
| Limited
| Weak
| Weak
|-
| Reusability
| Limited
| Some
| Maybe
| Vital
| Limited
| Weak
| None
|}