If you need some really good software development life cycle templates (SDLC), then you can check out these. I found them at the Maryland Department of Budget and Management website:  Maryland, DBM, System Development Life Cycle Methodology Templates .

There are many models for decision-making processes. They vary in complexity, in degree of formality, and in application. Some decision-making processes are quite simple and may entail little more than satisfying some capricious condition. An example would be one deciding to make an impulse buy on some designer jeans because one might want to look like a rock star and the jeans satisfy that condition. Unfortunately, such rudimentary models are not adequate for practical applications in the more critical conditions that one might find in the business world.

During the web and programming sequence of my University of Phoenix courses I was often asked for advice on what tools to use for developing web applications. In my workplace I typically develop Java or .Net based web applications with Oracle as the database (when necessary). So, I have a very specific set of tools that I tend to gravitate toward. I have listed those here for the benefit and peril of interested up-and-coming developers.