Software Engineering

The software life cycle is the sequence of different activities that take place duringsoftware development. There are also different deliverables produced. Although deliverables can be agreements or evaluations, normally deliverables are objects,such as source code or user manuals. Usually, the activities and deliverables are closely related. Milestones are events that can be used for telling the status of the project. For example, the event of completing the user manual could be a milestone. For management purposes, milestones are essential because completion of milestones allow, the manager to assess the progress of the software development.