The Agile software model is flexible, iterative and responsive to change. In contrast, Waterfall has a very rigid structure. The Waterfall framework Waterfall defines several specific phases in ...

Columnist Bill Walton explores a fundamental misunderstanding of software development that may be costing your company money.

Using the Waterfall Model, these changes were impossible, the development cycle was too long, systems were over engineered and ended up costing a fortune, and often did not work right.

The waterfall methodology is a sequential design process used in project management and software development. It is one of the oldest and most straightforward approaches for moving a project through ...

Under Waterfall, the software project is rigorously designed up front, in the way that one might manufacture a wristwatch.

In project management, Agile has been touted as a replacement for antiquated Waterfall methods. Yet Waterfall methods do hold value for certain projects and some development teams.

And with this set of features and project plan the waterfall cycle begins again. Jeff Gothelf helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products.