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1) Project Identification and Selection.
It involves:-Identification of need
-Prioritization and translation of need into a development schedule
2)Project Initiation and Planning
It involves;Formal preliminary investigation of the problem at hand
-Presentation of reasons why system should or should not be developed by the organization
3)Analysis -It involves;
- Study of current procedures and information systems
-Determine requirements
-Study current system
-Structuring requirements and eliminating redundancies
-Generating alternative designs
-Comparing alternatives
-Recommending best alternative
4)Design- which invoves;
-Logical Design
-Concentrates on business aspects of the system
-Physical Design
-Technical specifications
5)Implementation-which invoves;
-Hardware and software installation
-Programming User Training
-Documentation
6)Maintenance-in this phase;
System is changed to reflect changing conditions
System obsolescence is also checked
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