Project Life Cycle

1. Draw a simple waterful development model labelling each step accordingly

Go to Project Life Cycle Diagram

2. Expand on each label describing the purpose of each stage

Requirement Analysis – The purpose of this step is create a list of what the project is going to be based on. If this step was not taken then there would be no idea of what the project is going to be about and direction it would be going.

Design – The purpose of this step is to think about ideas and then eventually coming up with a verdict about what is going to be produced. If this step was not taken then there would be no look to the project this means no structure.

Construction and Testing – The purpose of this step is to building the design of whatever is being created and then testing it regularly and thoroughly to see if it meets the requirements set by the clients. If this step was not taken then the actual thing would not be created,

Acceptance and Testing – The purpose of this step is to make sure that it is working correctly and as it should be with no problems, and also checking if it has met the requirements. If there has been some irregularities noted then a step would need to be taken to back to the Construction and Testing step to fix the problem. If this step is not taken then the project may not be successful as it may not have what the client wants it to do.

Implantation - The purpose of this step is to finish the project officially and make it ready for the client to use, this means that clients can start using the thing that was created for them.

3. Describe the benefits and limitations of using the waterfall model.

There many are many benefits of the waterfall model these can consist of;

• Simple model to follow and use for small project
• Easy to understand the structure

One beneficial point of the waterfall model is it is simple to follow and use for small project. This is beneficial because it is easy to follow as all is needed to so is follow step after step which is not very difficult to so. For instance once one step is done the next step can be started. Another beneficial point of the waterfall model is it easy to understand the structure. This is beneficial because there not many steps need to be taken which means they won’t get confused what step they are on and also likewise with it being simple all is needed is to go step after step.

However thought there are some beneficial points, there are some limitations that can be posed such as;

• Too simple for large projects
• Locks clients out till the implementation

One limitation that can be posed is it is too simple for larger and more complex projects; this is a limitation because more steps would be needed as more than one project can be involved. For example with the Westfield Shopping Centre Project, more steps were involved and more projects were undertaken. This was due to other events taken place for instance a sewage system was needed to be installed, organisation setting up their stores, escalator system and etc. Another limitation that can be posed is that it can lock out the client until the implantation step. This is a limitation because the people wouldn’t know weather they are doing the project correctly in the sense of achieving the clients requirements. However this can be counter acted by keeping the client involved through out the whole process, this would mean that the client would help make sure the project is on track of being fir for purpose.