What is Software Process Model? Explain waterfall model with its advantages ,disadvantages and when to use waterfall model.

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Software Process Model
- It is a simplified representation of the software process, presented from a specific perspective.
- The process model may include activities that are part of the software process, software products, and the role of people involved in software engineering.


Waterfall model
Winston Royce introduced the Waterfall Model in 1970. This model has five phases: Requirements analysis and specification, design, implementation, and unit testing, integration and system testing, and operation and maintenance. The steps always follow in this order and do not overlap. The developer must complete every phase before the next phase begins. This model is named the "Waterfall Model because its diagrammatic representation resembles a cascade of waterfalls



1) Requirements analysis and specification phase:-The aim of this phase is to understand the exact requirements of the customer and to document them properly. Both the customer and the software developer work together so as to document all the functions. performance, and interfacing requirement of the software. It describes the "what of the system to be produced and not "how."In this phase, a large document called Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document is created which contained a detailed description of what the system will do in the common language

2) Design Phase: This phase aims to transform the requirements gathered in the SRS into a suitable form that permits further coding In a programming language. It defines the overall software architecture together with a high level and detailed design. All thin work is documented as a Software Design Document (SDD).

3) Implementation and unit testing: During this phase, the design is implemented. If the SDD is complete, the implementation or coding phase proceeds smoothly, because all the information needed by software developers is contained in the SD. During testing, the code is thoroughly examined and modified. Small modules are tested in isolation initially. After that, these modules are tested by writing some overhead code to check the Interaction between these modules and the flow of intermediate output.

4. Integration and System Testing: This phase is highly crucial as the quality of the end product is determined by the effectiveness of the testing carried out. The better output will lead to satisfied customers, lower maintenance costs, and accurate results. Unit testing determines the efficiency of individual modules. However, in this phase, the modules are tested for their interactions with each other and with the system

5. Operation and maintenance phase: Maintenance is the task performed by every user once the software has been delivered to the customer, installed, and operational.


When to use Waterfall Model?
= Some circumstances where the use of the Waterfall model is most suited are:
-  When the requirements are constant and not changed regularly.
-  A project is short
- The situation is calm
- Where the tools and technology used is consistent and is not changing
- When resources are well prepared and are available to use

Advantages of Waterfall model
- This model is simple to implement also the number of resources that are required for it is minimal.
- The requirements are simple and explicitly declared; they remain unchanged during the entire project development.
- The start and endpoints for each phase are fixed, which makes it easy to cover progress.
- The release date for the complete product, as well as its final cost, can be determined before development.
- It gives easy control and clarity to the customer due to a strict reporting system.



Disadvantages of the Waterfall model
-In this model, the risk factor is higher, so this model is not suitable for more significant and complex projects. 
- This model cannot accept the changes in requirements during development.
-  It becomes tough to go back to the phase. For example, if the application has now shifted to the coding phase, and there is a change in requirement, It becomes tough to go back and change it.
- Since the testing done at a later stage, it does not allow identifying the challenges and risks in the earlier phase, so the risk reduction strategy is difficult to prepare.

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