Week 7 - Tutorial Interactive Digital Moving Image Production | CU3003NI | - Pratik Man Singh Pradhan
Jan 21, 2016
Week 7 - TutorialInteractive Digital Moving Image Production | CU3003NI | - Pratik Man Singh Pradhan
Software Development Life CycleWaterfall Approach for Encore Documentation
SDLC Model
A framework that describes the activities performed at each stage of a software development project.
An Interactive DVD is considered a simple piece of software and therefore need to be documented using the SDLC Method.
We will be using waterfall approach for the documentation.
The Waterfall Model
The waterfall model is the classic lifecycle model, it is widely known, understood and commonly used.
In some respect, waterfall is the “common-sense” approach.
It was introduced by Royce in 1970.
It is more common among DVD Authors than any other SDLC Approaches.
Waterfall Model
Requirements – Defines needed information, function, behaviour, performance and interfaces.
Design – Data structures, software architecture, interface representations, algorithmic details.
Implementation – Source code, database, user documentation, testing.
Waterfall Strengths
Easy to understand, easy to use
Provides structure to inexperienced staff
Milestones are well understood
Sets requirements stability
Good for management control (plan, staff, track)
Works well when quality is more important than cost or schedule
Why to use Waterfall approach for DVD Authoring?
Requirements are very simple to begin with
Requirements are well known
Product definition is stable
Technology is understood
New version of an existing product
Porting an existing product to a new platform
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