Synchronize and Stabilize Lifecycle Model for Large-Scale Software Systems

The synchronize and stabilize lifecycle model defines an overall approach for developing and managing large-scale software systems. Organizations use this lifecycle model to continually synchronize what people are doing as individuals and as members of parallel teams and periodically stabilize a product in increments as a project proceeds, rather than once at the end of a project. This lifecycle approach originated from experiences and insights on large-scale projects at Microsoft, and this research examines the applicability of this approach and related ideas to other problem domains.