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Comparison of the SSADM and DSDM in personal idea
This page outline the personal idea of system development methodologies of SSADM and DSDM in concept, theory, strength and weakness.

Introduction
In the information system development, there are many kinds of methodologies can produce successful system. There are 4 taxonomies of the methodologies include hard, soft, light and hybrid. All the taxonomies have their own characteristics in system development approach. This essay is going to outline the comparative survey of the features, strengths, weakness, lifecycle coverage, and too- support and problem domain applicability of the hard and light methodologies. The comparison of specific methodologies of SSADM and DSDM are used to prove the analysis in further.

Concept and theories of SSADM and DSDM:
Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method (also commonly known as SSADM) is a method used for analysis and design of system development. The method was launched in 1981 and is open standard.SSADM also can be considered as the waterfall model of the system develops method, the information system design must go from the first stage to the end and each following stage can be continue if the previous stages are finished, therefore, system design can not go back to the early stages. These are the main stages of SSADM:: Feasibility this stage is mainly about the problems analysis include problem statement, analysis of the users task manually and identify social, culture. Requirements analysis: This stage establishes the functional requirements and non-functional requirements which are going to be produced in the system. Requirements specification: Final decide the requirements in the system. Logical system specification: Fundamental elements design of the system. Physical Design: The figure of the system design. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) is a framework based originally around Rapid Application Development (RAD), supported by its continuous user involvement in an iterative development and incremental approach which is responsive to changing requirements, in order to develop a system that meets the business needs on time and on budget. It is one of a number of Agile methods for developing software and forms part of the Agile Alliance. The stages of the DSDM are about: First, feasibility Study, second business Study, last functional Model Iteration.

Feature comparison of SSADM and DSDM
As mentioned, SSADM can be considered as the waterfall model of the system development. First feature of SSADM is ordinal approach; every stage must be done step by step. Because of this kind of approach; it can provide the faster, easier, and effective design. Second, SSADM is the hard methodologies, it is focus on the object and how to solve the problems brought out. It can increase the efficiency and speed of design. Iterative design is the main feature of the DSDM. Every stage of the design is repeating. User Involvement is most significant, both are covered in detail together with practice in eliciting flexible requirements and the prioritisation of these, using the 'MoSCoW' approach. Every stage design are focus on users, flexible requirements analysis is the good example.

”Timeboxing and the use of Facilitated Workshops, intrinsic features of DSDM, are considered extensively. Prototyping and the Prototyping Cycle are investigated in detail.”

Strengths comparison between SSADM and DSDM
AS mentioned before, the SSADM is a ordinal approach methodologies, every stages are developed step by step, each next stage can go on only if the previous stages are finished and done correctly. It forces the system design exactly and because of the step by step approach, SSADM design is obvious and easy understood by designers. In addition, SSADM ‘s ordinal approach increase the efficiency and cut down the lifecycle of system development.

DSDM is a kind of iterative design; every stage has the good connection and strong relationship. DSDM also focus on the users involvement, it allow users to join the design in every stage of the design, design approach is not professional for users to understand. In addition, DSDM can be easy to go to early stages to redesign; therefore, DSDM can provide the Usability design.

Weaknesses of SSADM and DSDM
Ordinal approach is not only the strength of SSADM, but also is the weakness. Because of the step by step design, each stage of design has to go on until the previous stages finished and done correctly, system design can not go back to previous stage easily to redesign. If the design go back, all the works in previous become unworthily, it also cause time and financial cost, even lead system failure. User’s involvement is the main features of the DSDM; however, user’s involvement is hard to bring out. It is impossible to involve all the users because it always has all kinds of users and they have their special requirements. Although the DSDM can lead to usability design, it has to require mostly users involvement...