This document discusses and compares several software development methodologies and their life cycle stages. It describes the waterfall, iterative, RAD, agile, spiral, and incremental models. The waterfall model involves sequential phases without overlap or iterations, while agile is iterative with rapid cycles. RAD divides a project into parallel mini-projects. The spiral model is a combination of prototyping and waterfall, evaluating risk at each phase. Each methodology has advantages and disadvantages depending on the project's needs, risks, and requirements stability. The document provides details on the stages and processes involved in different methodologies.