System Development Methodologies and Prototyping Methods in Software Business

Task 1: System Development Methods
1. Define System development methodologies:
System development methods are advocated as a means of more effectively
managing and controlling the software development process, as well as organising
and simplifying that process, and standardising both the development process and
the result. This is accomplished by outlining the activities that are to be performed
and the techniques that are to be employed. There is a widely held yet tacitly held
idea that using a methodical strategy throughout the creation of a system will result
in increased productivity and improved overall quality of output [1].
2. Name and describe the many methods of prototyping that are typically used in
the software business today:
The process of generating a simulated user interface during the development of
software is referred to as prototyping. The objectives of this process include
ideation, evaluation, and the gathering of input from actual users. The majority of
modern software demos include some kind of user interaction as a regular feature.
They make an effort, to the best of their ability, to simulate the actual operation of
the software.
There are now four primary prototype approaches used in the software business,
and they are as follows:
1. Rapid prototyping using disposable materials:
Because its usefulness is anticipated to be limited to a short period of time, such as
the duration of a single sprint within the Agile development framework, the
prototype that is produced by rapid prototyping is frequently referred to as
"throwaway prototyping." This is due to the fact that it can be discarded after it has
served its purpose. It is possible that it will go through numerous cycles of input,
alteration, and evaluation throughout that period of time. When all of the
requirements of the stakeholders have been satisfied, the document will then be
available for the designers and developers to utilise as a reference. After the time
allotment for the sprint has been used up, the prototype is discarded, and a new
one is built in its place in order to be ready for the next sprint.