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title: "incremental development model"
description: "A development lifecycle where a project is broken into a series of increments, each of which delivers a portion of the functionality in the overall project requirements. The requirements are prioritized and delivered in priority order in the appropriate increment. In some (but not all) versions of this lifecycle model, each subproject follows a mini V-model with its own design, coding and testing phases."
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# incremental development model

A development lifecycle where a project is broken into a series of increments, each of which delivers a portion of the functionality in the overall project requirements. The requirements are prioritized and delivered in priority order in the appropriate increment. In some (but not all) versions of this lifecycle model, each subproject follows a mini V-model with its own design, coding and testing phases.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/inkrementelles-entwicklungsmodell/) — inkrementelles Entwicklungsmodell
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/modello-di-sviluppo-incrementale/) — modello di sviluppo incrementale
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BA%E3%83%A2%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB-incremental-development-model/) — インクリメンタル開発モデル（incremental development model）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/modelo-de-desenvolvimento-incremental/) — modelo de desenvolvimento incremental
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/przyrostowy-model-wytwarzania/) — przyrostowy model wytwarzania
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/modelo-de-desenvolvimento-incremental/) — modelo de desenvolvimento incremental
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/inkrementalni-model-vyvoje/) — inkrementální model vývoje
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/inkrementel-udviklingsmodel/) — inkrementel udviklingsmodel
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/modell-for-inkrementell-utveckling/) — modell för inkrementell utveckling
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/incrementeel-ontwikkelmodel/) — incrementeel ontwikkelmodel
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/inkrementalis-fejlesztesi-modell/) — inkrementális fejlesztési modell
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/inkrementell-utviklingsmodell/) — inkrementell utviklingsmodell
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/trinnvis-utviklingsmodell/) — trinnvis utviklingsmodell
- [한국어](https://istqb-glossary.page/kr/%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A5%E1%86%B7%E1%84%8C%E1%85%B5%E1%86%AB%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A5%E1%86%A8-%E1%84%80%E1%85%A2%E1%84%87%E1%85%A1%E1%86%AF-%E1%84%86%E1%85%A9%E1%84%83%E1%85%A6%E1%86%AF-incremental-development-model/) — 점진적 개발 모델(incremental development model)

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