Once an idea has been formalized it is time to actually start doing something to get from idea to software product. This process normally takes place in the form of steps where one step leads to another and any given step can only be reached by completing the step in front of it. This process is called the Software Development Life Cycle ( ISO 12207 )

The steps never ends and every time the "Assess Needs & Design Specifications" steps are reached, a new major version of the software is being worked on and therefore the software goes through "life cycles" or ages in it's development.

Software development has experienced allot of evolutions throughout the years in order to  improve productivity and quality of the software products. There are many models to follow when creating software products with my favorite being the Iterative development model.

This basically means you identify 4 phases during each life cycle with a certain amount of functionality having to be delivered within a specific time frame. Each major version of the software product will go through this iterative development process.

Taking into account that there will be bugs and errors that will have to be sorted out during the Support & Maintenance steps it is clear that no software product launched will be without bugs and errors.

Coming back to Farm Manager I will go through each step of the SDLC in the coming months using Farm Manager as a guide to developing software products.

goAgri.com today announced plans for the development of a farm management software product with the aim of aiding farming communities world wide in the management of their farming duties. Unveiled in Windhoek, Namibia, goAgri.com's farm mangement software will bring sweeping changes to how farmers experience the world wide web. Users will be able to use an online service that will be free of charge while at the same time having the option of using value added services, at a price.

"I have been working on this product on and off for as long as I can remember. It is my passion." said Johan Strydom, founder of goAgri.com. " In addition to the farm management functionality of the product we will also be introducing social networking capabilities that will allow the farmer to have unprecedented power and control over the management and social aspects of the farm. We're excited to be offering such a service to the world and we look forward to sharing more information with everyone as development progresses."

Features coming include:

1. A Farm Dashboard that will allow for mangement of

• Social Networking. This will allow for the integration of facebook and twitter functionalities as well as functionalities specific to goAgri.com
• People. Keep an employee database with a functionality to allow for public viewing of employee profiles.
• Animals. Keep record of farm animals.
• Crops. Keep record of crops produced on the farm.
• Tools, Equipment and Vehicles.
• Various reporting functionalities.

2. Online Marketplace.

About goAgri.com

Founded in 2006 by Johan Strydom, goAgri.com's main purpose is to be a website for the farmer.

Information in this press release that involves goAgri.com’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of goAgri.com and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.