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NetDynamics Case

Developing software successfully means not only that a company is able to write quality software, but that the software solves a business need and that the software can be brought to market in a timely fashion. If the software does not meet a legitimate need, then it will find no market. If the software cannot be brought to market in a timely manner, other companies will step in and take market share. If the software does not have sufficient quality, customers are unlikely to invest additional money for upgrades, and word will spread that the software is deficient. Bringing all of these elements together is difficult, and all software goes through a development cycle. In some cases, the cycle is neither formal nor documented; in other cases, the development follows one of several documented models. This analysis considers the case of Net Dynamics 2.0, a software product designed to help business integrate databases with Web pages for more efficient on-line service.

Software Development Life Cycle Models

Of the many life cycles which characters software development, several are appropriate to understand the situation at Spider Technologies. These include the code and fix model, the waterfall model, the prototyping model and the timebox model. The code and fix model is used by many start-up companies which assume that everyone in the organization (which may only be a few people) understands the goal of the company and that formal development procedures are no necessary. In the code and fix model, coding takes place in a dynamic environment and fixes are made to the code based on later testing. There are no formal documents from which work is assigned, and no formal methods by which the work can be evaluated. Code and fix is rarely successful for start-up companies, and can be nearly impossible as a strategy for larger organizations.

The waterfall model is used by many software development organizations, and evolved fr...

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