gl sftwr dvlpmnt s n mbrll trm fr pprchs t dvlpng sftwr tht rflct th vls nd prncpls grd pn by Th gl llnc, grp f 17 sftwr prcttnrs n 2001. s dcmntd n thr Mnfst fr gl Sftwr Dvlpmnt th prcttnrs vl:
ndvdls nd ntrctns vr prcsss nd tls
Wrkng sftwr vr cmprhnsv dcmnttn
Cstmr cllbrtn vr cntrct ngttn
Rspndng t chng vr fllwng pln
Th prcttnrs ct nsprtn frm nw prctcs t th tm ncldng xtrm prgrmmng, scrm, dynmc systms dvlpmnt mthd, dptv sftwr dvlpmnt nd bng sympthtc t th nd fr n ltrntv t dcmnttn drvn, hvywght sftwr dvlpmnt prcsss.
Mny sftwr dvlpmnt prctcs mrgd frm th gl mndst. Ths gl-bsd prctcs, smtms clld gl (wth cptl ) ncld rqrmnts, dscvry nd sltns mprvmnt thrgh th cllbrtv ffrt f slf-rgnzng nd crss-fnctnl tms wth thr cstmr(s)/nd sr(s).
Whl thr s mch ncdtl vdnc tht th gl mndst nd gl-bsd prctcs mprv th sftwr dvlpmnt prcss, th mprcl vdnc s lmtd nd lss thn cnclsv.