The software industry is moving very quickly from the traditional waterfall model to the agile methodology. We’re certainly producing software more quickly, but is the software we’re producing any better? Before we get into that though, let’s look at the reasons for this shift in mindset from waterfall to agile. Firstly, there are a few concerns with the waterfall approach which are re-emphasized time and again. They include: The inability to adopt changes during the development phase because of initial scope freeze. (If the design phase has gone wrong, things can get very complicated in the implementation phase.) Key decisions are taken with little knowledge of project and product. Resource … Read More