in waterfall model ,a working model of the software is only available at a very later stage therefore there is no room for correction/changes .it is mainly used when the developers have clear idea of the software and they have built similar software in the past.
in increment process model ,similar steps to waterfall model are applied but after each cycle a new version of the product is released. this process is continued till we develop the desired software.this model is used when the concept of the software is not that clear at the starting.
spiral model is like an evolutionary model of waterfall model, in spiral model project risk factor is taken into consideration and the steps followed are planning,risk analysis,development,assessment.
Yes, it is possible to combine the software process models. Some possibilities to combine software process models are given below: Evolutionary process model. Incremental process model. The spiral model.
Special process model take in many of the characteristics of one or more of the conventional models presented in the preceding section .however ,specialized models tend to be applied when a narrowly defined software engineering approach is chosen.
Neil Lester has written: 'Assisting the software reuse process through classification and retrieval of software models'
Software development life cycle models show the ways to navigate through the complex process of software building. A project's quality, timeframes, budget, and ability to meet the stakeholders' expectations largely depend on the chosen model.
Modeling is a central part of all the activities that lead to deployment of a good software. It helps in visualising and controlling the system's architecture.
A development process is a list of semi-ordered items that are used to accomplish a goal in software development. These could be used in everything from designing to constructing models.
Software Process framework is a set of guidelines, concepts and best practices that describes high level processes in software engineering. It does not talk about how these processes are carried out and in what order. Although some do. eg Eclipse Process Framework, Microsoft Solutions Framework. High level processes like Build, Testing, Elaboration, Open Process Framework etc. Software Methodologies a.k.a Software Development models build on such frameworks and specify in detail the How and When(order of executing) of the high level processes. eg. Waterfall, Agile, Iterative models. Processes like Requirements Analysis, Validation, Verification, Development etc. Software Processes are contained in the Software development Models and specify in detail how a particular activity is to be performed. This is usually specific to an organization. eg. Steps to perform Requirements Analysis, Design etc.
The evolutionary software process model involves working with the customers. It starts by specifying clear requirements of the software and features suggested by the customer are added later during development.
Jay W. Colucci has written: 'A comparison of model performance between the nested grid and Eta models' -- subject(s): Mathematical models, Weather forecasting
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Comparison to known models.
SPL is software that creates unique variations of car models.