Steps in system development

Primary analysis: Primary analysis involves various questions regarding the system at hand. It is the stage where the business finds other alternatives in case the system fails.
System analysis: this is where the system analysis specifies various requirements to make the operation successful. System analysis works together with the organization’s stakeholders for documentation and determination of the data required for the system development.
System design: in this stage, the system requirements established in the previous step are taken by the system designer where company requirements are converted into technical system requirements.
Programming: here, the system programmer develops the system in the form of code about the system requirements. However, the results should meet the criteria in the analysis and design of the system.
Testing: in this phase, the whole system undergoes structured testing where each sub-system is tested differently.
Implementation: in this stage, the old system of converted into the new system according to the business requirements.
Maintenance: this is the last phase where the new system is frequently checked for error to avoid disrupting the whole system.