Re: Full life cycle development

It's not that old really and, as others have pointed out, its really just
the concept that you have seen a project from beginning to end. That's
typically highly unlikely in the real world; people and projects change too
fast. Chances are if you see that in a job posting its because they're
looking for someone who must see the "big picture".

Think of this way: software dev is like a canoe trip. Some have rapids,some
not. Some lose folks, some don't. What they are looking for is someone who
has "seen it all" (or most of it) whether on one trip or many.

If you are looking for a position as a team member (programmer, designer,
etc) then they hope that you can deal with what ever comes and probably help
the others when they falter.

If you were looking at a leadership (ProjMgr, TechMgr) position then they
are probably looking for the ability to handle crisis. Youe best programmer
left for a better job; the shipdate moved up a month and there's no money
for overtime; they've moved some of the project "off shore".

It's a terribly generic, but no matter the context it means that you have a
much larger point of view then what you have to do to make it through the
next day.




"Rof" <peterr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> Can someone please explain this term? I know it means requiremsnts
> gathering, design, development and testing, but is there a specific
> methodology/tool, like UML or PRINCE, or is it just the latest buzzword
> that recruiters are using to mean "every stage of the design and
> development process" - which any analyst/programmer worth his/her salt
> has been fully aware of for years?
>
> Cheers,
> Peter Royle
>


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