Bsa 375 Week 1 Supporting Activity Element K

Week 1 Supporting Activity Element K

Resources: Element K and University of Phoenix Material: Software Development Models

Complete the Introduction to Software Life Cycle Models module in Element K.

Create a screenshot of the last Element K page of each lesson in the module showing the checkmarks for each section on the left-hand navigation bar.

1.      Press Alt + Print Screen on your computer keyboard to create a screenshot.

2.      Open a blank Microsoft® Word document.

3.      Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard to paste the screenshot into the document.

The Introduction to Software Life Cycle Models Element K tutorial discusses a variety of software development models, including the following: waterfall model, spiral model, Rapid Application Development (RAD), and agile model.

Select one of the following proposed systems that are slated to be developed by your IT department.

·        Payroll

·        Loan processing

·        Risk management

·        Financial investment

·        Web design

List the software development model you would use to develop that system and provide an explanation for your choice.

Deciding on a software development model to use to develop any one of the proposed systems is highly dependent upon a vast number of variables including but not limited to financial, time, potential return on investment, business need, and so on. No one system is any less or more relevant to the development of a system unless the criteria of the variables are known. For the sake of discussion, I will choose the Payroll system. Development of a new payroll system requires a very high level of requirements definitions and expectations from the end user. A payroll system requires inputs from human resources and many regulations by government agencies along with union contracts. It must be flexible as there are many inputs involved in the creation of a payroll system and the most important input is the end users of the...