A Comparative Analysis of IT Solution Development and Delivery Methods

This report provides a comprehensive comparison of historical and contemporary approaches to IT solution development and delivery. It begins with an abstract summarizing the report's scope, including an analysis of literature and current practices. The report delves into the evolution of solution development methodologies, from traditional models to agile development, and examines the impact of technologies like mobile applications, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). It includes a detailed literature review exploring key concepts, theories, and trends, as well as an analysis of current practices observed in the industry. The report highlights the relationship between solution development and delivery, emphasizing how development choices influence the delivery process. It also includes a comparison between the literature review and the current practices, pointing out the differences. The report concludes with an overview of the advancements in the field and the shift towards agile and continuous delivery methods, emphasizing the importance of adapting to the changing technology landscape. The references include both literature and current practices.

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Abstract
The development and the delivery of the solution described in this study. Articles and
the proceedings on the solution development and the delivery is analysed. The earlier
concepts, theories and trends of the solution development and delivery is discussed. The
recent trends and methodologies of the solution development is discussed and the continuous
delivery concept is discussed. The advancements in the Information Technology is explained
in detail. The use of mobile applications rather than the products has been increased. The
comparison between the earlier technology and the recent trends in the solution development
and the delivery is pointed. The assignment is concluded with the concepts and advancements
of the development and delivery of the products in the Information Technology.
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Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
Literature Review................................................................................................................................3
Current Practice on Solution Development and Delivery................................................................4
Comparison of Literature and the Current Practice........................................................................5
Conclusion............................................................................................................................................5
References - Literature.......................................................................................................................5
References – Current Practice............................................................................................................6
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Introduction
The assignment is the comparison of old concepts and theories on Solution Development
and Delivery in Information Technology with the new current practices on the Solution
Development and Delivery in IT. Literature review is included in this assignment which
states the concepts, theories, facts about the Solution Development and Delivery in IT.
Articles and books related to the Solution development & delivery is analysed. Current
Practices in the development and delivery involves the analysis in websites which tells about
the new trends in Solution Development and Delivery in IT. Current practices describes the
recent improvements in Information Technology in terms of Development & delivery.
Comparison is included which defines the differences between the literature review and the
current practice on the Solution Development and Delivery. Solution Development is carried
out by the separate development team in the company. If there occur any changes to the
solution after the development process, then it makes its impact on the delivery process
which is the final task in the cycle. So development and delivery is very much related in the
solution.
Literature Review
According to (Qureshi, 2009), Solution development method is the composition of
various components like Steps of procedure, methods, templates for standards, and managing
the configuration. He says that the method of solution development gets differed according to
the size of the company. In the study, the author analysed the small size companies’
development on solutions with big sized companies. He also states that the medium size and
small size companies do not have their own method for developing the solution. He had
proposed the methodology for the solution development which overheads the short-term
projects. He concludes that the method for solution development is the foremost thing in the
solution.
Dingsøyr and Lassenius (2016) says that the association between the customer and the
vendor is the key factor in the solution development and in the delivery. He says that the
relation between them can be maintained by increasing the focus on the value and by moving
towards the deployment of the solution. The study says that the trends in the development of
the solution mainly focuses on the value of the Business.
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According to (Laukkanen, Itkonen and Lassenius, 2017), Continuous solution
delivery is one of the discipline involved in developing the solution. Once the solution is
designed, developed and tested, it is ready for the release. The author describes about the
Continuous Integration and the adoption of the continuous delivery which implies that the
product can be delivered to the user at any time. He states that the continuous delivery has
multiple stages that is used to check whether the software can be delivered to the user. In the
study, the author found many issues, relations and solutions to the issues regarding the
delivery is discussed. He says that the continuous and the on-time delivery makes benefits
like faster feedbacks from the clients and the enhancement of the product. He concludes that
the problems on delivery can be rectified by adopting the continuous delivery.
Literature Analysis Summary
The overall analysis of the articles related to the solution delivery and development
says that the development and delivery has the relation. The development also affects the
delivery stage. The development is the innovation or improvement of the technology which
gets updated in daily life. The adoption of continuous delivery can overcome the issues
involved in the on-time delivery.
Current Practice on Solution Development and Delivery
Recently agile development and delivery process is adopted for the solution. It
minimizes risk involved in the development and delivery. Nowadays the use of mobile
applications has been increased. The trends has been changed, so many companies has
stopped promoting the websites and they started to develop their applications. Now cloud
technology has been in practice because the user wants to focus on many different gadgets in
one time. Internet of Things (IoT) technology is the recent one which is adopted by the
companies. Everything has become user friendly. The things gets accessed from the place
where we stay (Melendez, 2017). The efficiency of the delivery process has been increased in
the recent practice. Many companies maintain Omni-channel fulfil method so that they easily
deliver the products and services to their customers. The delivery process has been changed
like delivery in a single day. Many online shopping websites has been keen on delivering the
products to the customers on time (Lamer son, 2017).
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Comparison of Literature and the Current Practice
The Literature of this assignment describes that the development is the changing trend
in the Information Technology. The articles says that the development phase has to be
focused on its values. The solution delivery has many issues enclosed with it. If the delivery
gets delayed, it will ruin the entire project. The trends and practice gets changed in recent
days. The development has made in our hands using the smart applications rule. More than
the websites, the mobile applications has been in practice. Many companies focuses on faster
or same day delivery and faster feedback from the customers.
Conclusion
The analysis on the solution development and delivery shows that the trends on it gets
varied from years to years. At the early times, the development and delivery was a tedious
task. The development process followed many models to develop a solution. Now the users
use mobile applications and access many gadgets from the place where they stay. Literature
review is explained and the current practice on the solution development and delivery is
discussed. Comparison between the early and the recent practice is explained.
References - Literature
Chung, K., Park, J., Chin, S. and Chung, J. (2014). Study of Solution Development
Methodology for Small-Size Projects. Information Technology Journal, 13(6), pp.1174-
1179.
Dingsøyr, T. and Lassenius, C. (2016). Emerging themes in agile software development:
Introduction to the special section on continuous value delivery. Information and
Software Technology, 77, pp.56-60.
Laukkanen, E., Itkonen, J. and Lassenius, C. (2017). Problems, causes and solutions when
adopting continuous delivery—A systematic literature review. Information and Software
Technology, 82, pp.55-79.
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Qureshi, S. (2009). Social and economic perspectives on the role of information and
communication technology for development. Information Technology for Development,
15(1), pp.1-3.
References – Current Practice
Lamerson, R. (2017). Last Mile Delivery Technology Trends | MHI Solutions. [online]
Mhisolutionsmag.com. Available at:
http://www.mhisolutionsmag.com/index.php/2016/12/16/last-mile-delivery-technology-
trends/ [Accessed 5 Sep. 2017].
Melendez, C. (2017). Software development trends for 2017: It’s all about the customer
experience. [online] InfoWorld. Available at:
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3148644/application-development/software-
development-trends-for-2017-its-all-about-the-customer-experience.html [Accessed 5
Sep. 2017].
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