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SDLM

Software Development Lifecycle Methodology

In plain language

The chosen approach a team uses to run those steps, such as agile or waterfall.

The metaphor

Like choosing between building a house in one planned pass or room by room with the family reviewing each one.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Waterfall completes each stage before the next.
  • Agile works in short cycles with feedback.
  • DevOps blends building and running.
  • The choice affects when you see progress and how changes are handled.

How WILDCARD handles it

Projects covers templated or custom builds, planned in the way that suits the work.

In practice
  • A team builds a booking tool in two-week cycles.
  • A contractor follows a fixed plan for a website.
  • A vendor explains its release process in a proposal.

A question owners ask

Which method is best?

It depends on how clear the requirements are. Clear and fixed suits waterfall; changing needs suit agile.

Where WILDCARD handles this
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Projects
  • Templated or custom projects
  • Migrations, moves, rollouts
  • Quoted per project
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Related terms
APIApplication Programming InterfaceIaCInfrastructure as CodeSDLCSoftware Development LifecycleSOWStatement of WorkSSDSolid State DriveUATUser Acceptance Testing

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