Agile vs Waterfall - which methodology is better?
At the beginning of any software project, teams and organizations have to first deal with the question of agile vs. waterfall. Software projects follow a methodology of clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure the end product is of high quality. An SDLC identifies phases and the structured flow from one phase to another phase. Typically, there are six to seven phases. Agile and waterfall are two popular, but very different, SDLC models. WATERFALL METHODOLOGY: Waterfall methodology is a traditional model for developing engineering systems and is originally based on manufacturing and construction industry projects. When applied to software development, specialized tasks completed in one phase need to be reviewed and verified before moving to the next phase. It is a linear and sequential approach, where phases flow downward (waterfalls) to the next. AGILE METHODOLOGY: Agile methodology is a type of incremental model of software ...