Workflow Checklist Package for Software System Development

Fareghzadeh, Nafiseh

doi:10.22034/apj.2023.706762

Workflow Checklist Package for Software System Development

Document Type : Original Research Article

Author

Nafiseh Fareghzadeh

Department of Computer Engineering, Khodabandeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

10.22034/apj.2023.706762

Abstract

In today's technology-oriented world, a wide range of commercial and administrative services are provided through the use of software systems. Due to the importance of a comprehensive and structured process in the development of a software systems and in this regard, in this paper proposes a useful management checklist cluster, called software system development workflow checklist. The proposed checklist is actually a package containing a subset of more detailed monitoring checklists in the software system development process. The suggested checklist is a tool to create a comprehensive management routine to evaluate the performance of tasks and structured workflow in the development of software systems. In addition to explaining the system workflow and clarifying the monitoring of software system development, the proposed workflow checklist package is proposed as a resource for working team members to evaluate and resolve differences of opinion and align executive tasks and also to avoid and prevent common management mistakes. It should be noted that based on the proposed checklist package, in the software system development workflow management process, project managers could monitor the system development with both a top-down and middle-out approach. This means that first, with a top-down view of each phase of the software life cycle, could receive the progress report and with the middle-out management view, evaluate and control items of the proposed checklist package. From our point of view, having such a workflow checklist package is one of the most essential activities in order to facilitate the management and auditing of the software development life cycle, which is needed for the integrated implementation of organizational projects and their structured and comprehensive management.

Keywords

Check List

Workflow

Software Life Cycle

Project Management

Evaluation Metric

System Development

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