spiral model

programming A software life-cycle model which supposes

incremental development, using the waterfall model for each

step, with the aim of managing risk. In the spiral model,

developers define and implement features in order of

decreasing priority.

[Barry Boehm, "A Spiral Model of Software Development and

Enhancement", ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, August

1986].

[Barry Boehm "A Spiral Model of Software Development and

Enhancement" IEEE Computer, vol.21, #5, May 1988, pp 61-72].

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(1997-11-23)