ICT Project Management: Methodologies, SDLC, Waterfall, PLC

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Methodologies and role it serves in Project Management:
The project is going to discuss the waterfall and SDLC methodologies in detail. A
methodology is referred to a model, in which project head employ for planning, design,
implementation and achievements for their project objectives. There are several different
methodologies, which benefits the project. The main purpose of having a methodology is to grant
the permission for developing and controlling the project. It also allows decision making
effective and develops problem-solving quality, also guarantees the success of methods and
techniques used. Project management Methodologies are vital for developing a successful project
for an organization. The main purpose is to allow control over the management process through
effective decision-making and problem solving and ensures the success of the specific process.
There are two types of methodologies, traditional approach and modern approach(Marcelino-
Sádaba,2014). The traditional approach includes a series of consecutive stages in project
management. It is designed in step by step design to deliver a product. The modern approach
does not follow the linear process but approaches the project from a different angle. There are
several methodologies available:
• PRINCE2
• SDLC
• Waterfall
• Agile

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Similarities and difference between SDLC and Waterfall:
SDLC stands for Software development life cycle. This process is followed for a software
project, in an organization. This consists of the planning of each step in detail including
development, maintenance, or to enhance the project (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). This life cycle
provides a methodology that improves the quality of software and the development process
overall. The steps include:
Planning and Requirement analysis
• Defining requirements
• Designing
• Building product
• Testing the product
• Development in the market
• Waterfall Model
Waterfall model is the basic model and the simplest of all the model. It is divided into
different phases (Joslin, & Müller, 2015). In this, the output of the one step acts as the input of
the other. Steps included in the waterfall model are :
• Requirement analysis
• System Design
• Implementation
• Testing
• Development
• Maintenance