Ideal proportions of time for different

project phases

Ideal proportions of time to be spent on different phases of a systems

Table 12.2
development project, focusing on details of build phase
 Data migration

• Data migration: Data migration is the transfer of data

from the old system to the new system. When data
are added to a database, this is known as populating
the database.
• Import and export: Data can be ‘exported’ from an
old system and then ‘imported’ into a new system.
 Testing

• Test specification: A detailed description of the tests

that will be performed to check the software works
correctly.
• Test plan: Plan describing the type and sequence of
testing and who will conduct it.
 The V-model of systems development relating analysis and design
Figure 12.1
activities to testing activities
 Testing (continued)
• Developer tests
– Module or unit tests.
– Integration or module interaction testing
– New function testing
• End user tests - The purpose of these is twofold: first, to
check that the software does what is required; and second,
to identify bugs, particularly those that may only be caused
by novice users.
• Benefits-based testing - test against the business benefits
that the system confers.
• Test environment - A specially configured environment
(hardware,software and office environment) used to test the
software before its release.
 Documentation

Documentation occurs throughout the software

lifecycle, such as when requirements are specified
at the analysis stage, but it becomes particularly
import-ant at the implementation and maintenance
stages of a project.