Phase 1 — Planning
The **Planning phase** is the foundation of the entire SDLC. It defines the project's purpose, scope, feasibility, budget, timeline, and team structure before.
The **Planning phase** is the foundation of the entire SDLC. It defines the project's purpose, scope, feasibility, budget, timeline, and team structure before.
The **Requirements Analysis phase** transforms the high-level project vision from the Planning phase into detailed, unambiguous, and testable specifications.
The **System Design phase** translates approved requirements into a detailed technical blueprint. It defines the architecture, component interactions, data.
The **Development phase** is where the system is built according to the approved design. Engineers write code, conduct code reviews, write unit tests, and.
The **Testing phase** verifies that the software meets all functional and non-functional requirements before it is deployed to production. Testing is a quality.
The **Deployment phase** moves tested, approved software from the staging environment to production. A well-executed deployment is **planned, automated.
The **Maintenance phase** begins immediately after deployment and continues for the lifetime of the system. It encompasses monitoring, incident response.