1. 1 Systems Development Life Cycles The systems development process is also called a systems development life cycle (SDLC) Common SDLCs –Traditional systems development life cycle –Prototyping –Rapid application development (RAD) –End-user development

2. 2 The Traditional Systems Development Life Cycle

3. 3 Example of Real world GDSS development : The nonvoting member comments – enhancement : How the system development life cycle played out.

4. 4 Outsourcing and On Demand Computing An outside consulting firm or computer company that specializes in systems development can take over some or all of the development and operations activities Reasons for using outsourcing and on demand computing –Reducing costs, obtaining state-of-the-art technology, eliminating staffing and personnel problems, and increasing technological flexibility