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Incremental Delivery — Core Concept

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The diagram below shows the incremental delivery process, where the loop repeats until the system is complete.

Which statement best describes incremental delivery?

An approach where customers write their own requirements for each increment

An approach where only the user interface is delivered incrementally while the backend is built in one phase

An approach where the entire system is developed and then delivered to the customer in a single release

An approach where some of the developed increments are delivered to the customer and deployed for use in an operational environment

Correct Answer

An approach where some of the developed increments are delivered to the customer and deployed for use in an operational environment

Explanation

Incremental delivery is an approach to software development where some of the developed increments are delivered to the customer and deployed for use in an operational environment — not just demonstrated or shown, but actually put into real use.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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