1 pager Software Development Life Cycle: (SDLC) A value driven approach A departmental approach to delivering successful digital solutions. TL;DROur SDLC is a value-driven framework for delivering and managing digital solutions that are fast, safe, and centred on real user needs. It balances strategy, structure, and agility - empowering teams to build meaningful, evolving products through continuous quality, collaboration, and purpose. What is a SDLC?Before we try to define how to implement SDLC, we should unpack what it is. Software – not just code, but a digital product created to solve real problems. Delivery – the act of placing something tangible and desirable into the hands of those who want it, when they need it. Life – The digital product is alive. It does not exist in a vacuum. It should evolve, adapt and respond to its environment. Cycle – Development is not linear but cyclic. It will move and loop through various phases during its existence.
SDLC can be described as a combination of strategy, framework and methodology.
SDLC as a strategy: The organisational intent and purpose behind how products are delivered sustainably and successfully. SDLC as a framework: The structure that outlines the stages of software development from idea to retirement. SDLC as a methodology: The practices used to develop and deliver software solutions. Tools and processes like Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, Lean, HCD, SAFE, etc. “The SDLC is the whole process by which a digital solution is imagined, created, delivered, and evolved - to bring ongoing value to the people who use it.”