Table 1 Categorization of SEP activities to the PDP

From

To

Conceptual Design:
-identification
-system feasibility analysis
-system operational requirement
-maintenance and support concept
-identification/prioritization of
technical performance measures
Preliminary system design:
-functional analysis
-requirement allocation
-system synthesis, analysis and
design optimization
-design integration
Detailed Design and Development:
-design integration
-test and evaluation/validation
During each phase,
simultaneously/paralelly
Production

Planning

Concept Development

System-Level Design

Detail Design
Testing and Refinement
Production Ramp-Up

Table 2 Advantages and disadvantages of the Vee chart

Vee chart
Advantages
-Ease of use
-Clarity
-Final product is fully tested, since the
very beginning
-Testing since the beginning may be
time-saving
-Any mistakes/errors are being found
as early as possible
-Not complicated=efficient for simple
projects

Disadvantages
-Not very good for big or costly,
expensive projects
-not much room for prototyping-final
product at the (nearly) final stage
(operation stage)
-If major changes are being
introduced, then there is a need to
start from the beginning
-requires multitasking

Table 3Advantages and disadvantages of the Waterfall model

Waterfall model
Advantages
-Simplicity and clarity

Disadvantages
-Can be used only when requirements

-Easy to implement
-Easy to understand
-Does not require multitasking as for
example Vee chart

are known and clear

-Seems better for small and simple
projects rather than big
-No turning-back mistakes are visible
at the implementation phase
-Owing to no.3 it carries a high risk

Table 4 Advantages and disadvantages of the Spiral process model

Spiral process model

Advantages
-good for cost evaluation
-in comparison to Vee chart and
Waterfall diagram, Spiral process
model is quite good for high risk
projects
-for complex requirements
-suitable for projects carrying big
changes
-high level of control over
documentation
-ability to add functionality at the later
phase

Disadvantages
-Can be expensive
-requires highly qualified staf
-better for big projects rather than
small