Website Development Report: Comparing System Development Methodologies

This report delves into the realm of website development methodologies, offering a comparative analysis of various platforms. It begins with an executive summary and table of contents, followed by an introduction outlining the report's purpose: to guide IT professionals in understanding different software or system development methodologies. Task 1 explores and compares platforms such as Adaptive Software Development (ASD), Extreme Programming (XP), and Scrum, evaluating their features, benefits, industry applications, strengths, and weaknesses. The report then provides recommendations for the implementation of new platforms. Task 2 focuses on the XP platform, detailing its characteristics, advantages over other methodologies, lead time considerations, pricing, procurement steps, and project acceptance signoff. The report concludes by emphasizing the suitability of the XP platform for responsive software development, highlighting its practices for risk reduction and project success. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of references used in the research.

Running head: WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Website Development
(System Development Methodology)
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Executive summary
The report researches on the suitable or best platforms for the software or system
development methodology methodologies. It is developed to guide the information technology
professional for understanding of technologies related to software or system development.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:..........................................................................................................................................4
1. Task 1:...............................................................................................................................................4
1.1. The Selected platforms:..............................................................................................................4
1.2. Features and benefits for Comparison:.......................................................................................5
1.3. Industry sectors and segments....................................................................................................6
1.4. Findings......................................................................................................................................7
1.5. Recommendations:.....................................................................................................................7
2. Task 2:...............................................................................................................................................7
2.1. Chosen Platform (XP platform):.................................................................................................7
2.2. The Reasons for why the Extreme Programming platform is most suitable as compared to
others:................................................................................................................................................8
2.3. Lead time:...................................................................................................................................9
2.4. List pricing:.................................................................................................................................9
2.5. Steps for procurement:................................................................................................................9
2.6. Project Acceptance Signoff:.....................................................................................................10
Conclusion:..........................................................................................................................................10
References:..........................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction:
The software or system development methodology is the system used to plan, structure and
control the development process of an information system. The report is prepared to guide the
information technology professional such that better understanding of various technologies related to
software or system development methodology is done.
The report deals with the research done to find the suitable or best platforms for the
methodologies.
1. Task 1:
1.1. The Selected platforms:
The Adaptive Software development or ASD:
This has been providing the versatile and agile method for dealing with the fast and quick-
changing programming projects. This has been hard to arrange efficiently on a fast-moving and
unpredictable business scenario. Here the static plan-outline life cycle has been interchanged with
the dynamic life cycle.
Extreme Programming platform or XP:
This stage needs to have the customers in the proper locations deciding and sorting out the
work for the group. He must also a response to the queries as they emerge. The platform has been
efficient as it has been stressing on the customer loyalty. Delivering of the services as needed instead
of some data for further use is also a property of the platform. Thus the procedure has been
providing the software to clients as needed.

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Scrum:
This has been an iterative and incremental process to create an item or to deal with any kind
of work. The platform focuses on how the members need to work for adapting the continuous
changing scenario. At the end of all the iteration, this has been creating the potential arrangement of
the functionality.
1.2. Features and benefits for Comparison:
The Platforms The Key
Points
The Strengths The Identified weakness
ASD Mission-driven
Iterative growth and
developing
Coordinated effort
Adaptive culture
It has been one of
the best choices for
the organizations. It
helps in dealing
with the emerging
order out of the
individual
networks.
This has been about culture
and ideas than the rehearse
practice of soft ware.
XP It has been the
client driven
development, and
The system
enhances execution
and responsiveness
Here the general
administration and
perspective practices are

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built daily with
small teams.
to the changes. given lesser consideration.
SCRUM It is independent,
self-organized and
short
This upholds the
change in outlook
from the repeatable
and characterized to
the innovative item
development view-
point.
The integration and the
acceptance experiments
and tests are not definite
here.
1.3. Industry sectors and segments
The XP platform has been established to resolve the problems of the task or the various risks
in the projects. The client’s need additional framework through any specific data and the scope
become high regarding the project-breakdowns. The more commercial enterprises have been moving
from decreasing the projects and extending the return cases. From a logical perspective, the ASD has
been depending on the complicated versatile system and financial aspects. The XP has been
designed like the collaborative initiative between the clients and the organizations. It has been
bringing together the security, proper design concepts and flexibility of the relational database of the
organizations. It has been developing the platform expanding the future of the organizations. On the
other hand, the Scrum is helpful in the industry segments where all the meetings are attended firstly
by the clients, management, users and the Scrum Team members.

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1.4. Findings
The XP has developed from the challenges generated by the long developing cycles of the
traditional advancements models. It has been describing the short development cycles, constant
criticism, transformative outline, incremental arranging and dependence on correspondence. The XP
software engineers have been responding to the altering scenario with a high deal of more
fearlessness. The Scrum never needs any specific advancement practices or strategies of
programming to get used. Instead, it has needed specific methods and practices of the management
at numerous cycles of Scrum. This has been to avoid all kinds of complexity and confusion. The
ASD platform has been focusing more on the results and quality than the process used to deliver the
results.
1.5. Recommendations:
The recommendations for the latest platform implementation are described hereafter.
 There are the necessities for the consistent deliverable of the first-rate esteem to cash. Thus to
implement the new platform deliverable, the esteem cash of the first rate is used.
 There has been the necessity to concentrate on the dynamic investment of the consumer.
 To implement every LD processes required to be collaborating.
 There has been necessary to find the innovation regarding the implementation
 The LD must never be pushed more than the limits.
2. Task 2:
2.1. Chosen Platform (XP platform):
The platform has been the lightweight platform for the system development. Despite that,
there have been few special elements. The special or the most important component has been the

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ability to postpone the coding till the experiments are created at first. The XP platform has been
likewise using the examinations or audits. At some cases, the pair writing of the computer programs
has been used with the XP platform. The nature of XP programming, the system development
method is the noteworthy aim of the XP approach. The main objective of the XP platform has been
to reduce the costs of programming necessaries. Along with the traditional system and the
advancement methods, same as the Waterfall Model, the requirements of the system are been solved.
It has been implying that the costs to change the necessities at the further stage in system
development activities have been exceptional. Another basic difference in this distinctive platform of
the methodologies of system development is the engage to develop the group. On the other hand, the
Scrum and XP platform has been concentrating on the small groups and having a team of a
maximum of ten designers. The ASD has been fit for about a hundred engineers. As the group size
increases the documentation amount has been prone to be expanding. Thus the task has been making
very less agile. As the organization exceeds about twenty engineers, the agility should place the
incredible arrangement to take care of the relevant problems.
2.2. The Reasons for why the Extreme Programming platform is most suitable as compared to
others:
Simple design:
The XP, unlike the others has been searching for the usage of systems. This has been easy as
this has been permitted to execute the system meeting every necessity.
Coding standard:
The coding style and the format have been same with the particular end goal for empowering
the project members. The cause is that the change in any code is possible by any individual at any
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Collective possession:
At the XP platform, the project members could change the code at any phase of the project.
This is as long as the residual steps are completed.
Small releases:
The platform is able to get released frequently. This includes different attachments evolving
with time.
2.3. Lead time:
As translated to the software domain, the lead time could be analyzed more abstractly than
that of the time elapsed between the recognition of the necessity and the fulfillment. To define the
more solid calculation has been depending on the case being analyzed. For example, while
concentrating on the process the lead time would be elapsing between the user’s story formulation
and the story in production.
2.4. List pricing:
The XP platform project has been making very frequent releases through keeping in mind the
ultimate aim for picking up the criticism very early. Thus the discharges create the craved usefulness
and hence the pricing for the XP platform has been more feasible as compared to the other platforms.
2.5. Steps for procurement:
Moreover, the colleagues of the XP platform has been spending some time on the
programming, venture administration, configuration, input and group formation at daily basis. The
compelling has been originating from taking those judicious practices and standards at the amazing
levels.

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2.6. Project Acceptance Signoff:
<<Company>>
<<Address>>
<<Postal Code>>
For
<<The Deliverables>>
Please initial the sections detailing the deliverables of the project contracted between the
<<Company>> and the <<CustCompany>> and then sign the Agreement of Acceptance at the end
of the document.
<<Dated>>
<<XP Platform>>
Conclusion:
Here the XP platform has been the most appropriate software program intended to develop
the responsiveness and programming as per as the change of the necessities of the customers. The
report has recommended the XP and it is intended to develop the profitability and display the
checkpoints where the new client requirements could be gained. Thus the XP platform has been
present in the dispersion of information throughout the team. The practices reduce the dangers and
develop the success probability. Regarding the product advancement teams, it has not been so
simple. Overextension of the extensive scale, the movement in the interest of the client could infer
the actual recording endeavors. It has been handing the challenges using the blend of the best

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works through focusing on the transit programming at the active environment. Thus it is crucial to
adopt the XP platform in the actual project to entirely comprehend as analyze that.