Questions tagged [waterfall]
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UI/UX design feels like waterfall, What do you think should be the proper process?
I'm currently working as Fullstack developer, our frontend is being built in React.
Our current process involves:
The client / product owner describes a feature to the UI / UX designer.
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Is there a better name for "Poison Agile"? [closed]
We have been continually facing this challenge during the last year. Upper IT management wants us to use Agile Methodology internally (development team) while the external client refuses to do so and ...
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6 week fixed timeline for build phase - waterfall?
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I am talking about a new program from Microsoft for Microsoft Teams based app development called "SLATE". This program requires 6 weeks fixed timeline for the "Build" ...
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Where can I find requirements specification for Open Source software? [closed]
I can hardly imagine a software project where the things to do are not somehow collected in a formal/informal document, be it a SRS or a simple note. So I was searching for these requirements ...
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Which methodologies use waterfall strategy and which use incremental strategy?
I know difference between waterfall and incremental strategies. But I'm somewhat confused because I see that there are methodologies which use incremental or iterative approach but I cannot see any ...
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What were the most used SDLCs before Agile? [closed]
Before the creation of Agile, what were the most used models in Software Development?
I am writing a thesis on the various ITS software (like Jira) used to implement these models and I want to put a ...
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Why are burn down and burn up charts mostly used in agile projects?
Burn down and burn up charts are used in agile projects to visualize the progress of a sprint. The same type of chart could also be applied to entire projects, not only to a single sprint. Thus they ...
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Is Agile a software development methodology?
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Waterfall model has it's own phases of SDLC:
Requirements -> Design -> Implementation -> Verification -> Maintenance
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Iterative model has it's own phases of SDLC:
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Microsoft Entity Framework - when to use it? [closed]
I am researching Microsoft entity framework and I am confused about when it should or should not be used. I am interested in the relationship between entity framework and product management ...
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Iterative software development Vs Water Fall Software development [duplicate]
Why is Iterative software development better than Waterfall software development? In the Iterative method it take more time because of iterations and start with minimum small planning which is not ...
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Design Gaps Validation
Does anybody face the issue with Design Validation and related overheads?
When we deliver a Solution we have a lot of so-called Streams (usually 3-8, average 5).
Each Stream is responsible for its ...
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How to handle multiple stories with changes on the same big Cobol program/module in a Scrum Sprint
How to handle multiple stories with changes on the same big Cobol program/module in a Scrum Sprint without ending in a mini-waterfall at the end of the Sprint?
The risk is that the development sub-...
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Less strict separation of design and implementation phases for our domain
I work for a company that has a very large government contract. As part of the realities of a government project, we are bound to process requirements that come down to us from the Department of ...
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What do developers do during testing phase of a waterfall life cycle? [closed]
If the testing phase is over 5 months long do the developers help the testers execute scripts? I don't know how it's done in a waterfall lifecycle where the phases are usually quite long.
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Does RAD allow you changes or modification after the cutover phase without the need to redo the system? [closed]
Like other agile models, that is a close loop where changes after the system development can still be implemented without the need to redo the whole system, is this possible for the RAD model as well?
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When should you avoid iterative and incremental development? [duplicate]
I'm currently reading some literature about software development process models. Everywhere I look, I only read the problems with the Waterfall model and how the iterative and incremental development ...
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Applying agile methodologies in a fast moving support environment
Do any agile methodologies have a place in the following setting:
Small web development team, working on a mixture of frontend, backend, design work, with a mixture of new projects, inherited bad ...
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Can someone explain the V Model process? Why is it different than the Waterfall model?
It seems the V Model is just the Waterfall Model with the bottom half of the Waterfall bent upwards to form a V. I don't see how it adds anything new.
From the diagrams, I also don't understand the ...
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What semantics should be used when referring to waterfall and agile methodologies [closed]
I've just been involved in a debate regarding semantics of how to define approaches to the software development lifecycle.
As far as I have been concerned, waterfall and agile are not methodologies, ...
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What is the difference between Avalanche and WaterScrumFall? [closed]
Recently I learnt about a new methodology based on waterfall and scrum: Water-Scrum-Fall.
Some say that is the new "reality" and is what scrum pragmatist use nowadays....
But, from the definition of ...
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How to represent days and time graphically for a project I have done
How to represent the days and hours of different tasks(design, development, testing) of a software project in a graphical way.
I tried using a Gantt chart for it, but it does not represent the ...
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The difference between waterfall model and object oriented model? [closed]
Please explain the difference between the waterfall model and the object oriented model.
Since the books and web sites that I've seen didn't provide much information about it, I need someone to ...
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How do I survive in a Waterfall world? [duplicate]
I currently work in a company where the Waterfall model is deeply ingrained. We are pushing Agile principles but it's a long process. Meanwhile, I have to work in a Waterfall world with sequential ...
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What phases of a traditional waterfall project should Scrum replace?
My team and I are using Scrum to manage software development projects. In my company there has been a move towards more structure in all IT projects using a waterfall methodology. This is fine by me ...
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Is a functional spec a part of the System requirement spec?
I wonder, sources like wikipedia or templates I found shows that Functional spec is a part of System requirement documents. I always thought that SRD is just overall decsription of the system, with ...
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Can I trust the Basic Schedule Equation?
I've been reading Steve McConnell's Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art book, and he gives an equation for estimating nominal schedule based on Person-months of effort:
ScheduleInMonths = ...
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Is writing software in the absence of requirements a skill to possess or a situation I should avoid?
I find that some software developers are very adept at this, and often times are praised for their ability to deliver a working concept with abstract requirements. Frankly, this drives me crazy, and I ...
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Introducing Agile development after traditional project inception
About a year and a half ago, I entered a workplace that claimed to do Agile development. What I learned was that this place has adopted several agile practices (such as daily standups, sprint ...
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How to set up a one-man research in the difference between BDD and Waterfall?
Earlier, I asked a question about how to measure the quality of a project. The outcome of that question was that the quality of the project can be divided into two parts:
Internal quality (code ...
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Is the Waterfall software development methodology still viable?
In my experience, it seems as though the Waterfall model has proven to be too inflexible and non-responsive to requirements changes to be considered a viable method in the modern world of software ...
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Can Agile be accomplished without client involvement?
I couldn't write a book on Agile. I have worked in several shops that call their process Agile. One of the main points of Agile development is regular client involvement. After a sprint, the work ...
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How do I go about choosing a development lifecycle model model?
Based on this question about alternatives to the agile philosophy and its answers and comments I thought it might be useful to discuss what goes into the decision of what "methodology" to use when at ...
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What is the difference between waterfall model with iterations and evolutionary software development model?
Does anyone know the difference between those two?
They are both created by iterative approach - giving successive revision after each iteration. They both have the initial idea->analysis->(outline)...
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Does waterfall require code complete before QA steps in?
The process used at a certain company consists of:
Create a layout according to some designs made in a web page design tool. (CSS, html)
Requirements come in with "functional requirements". ...
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Is there any circumstance in which a strict waterfall project can succeed when requirements are not clearly defined?
I can not see how a software project can make any meaningful progress under a waterfall methodology if the requirements cannot be clearly stated from the outset. Am I missing anything?
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How can I get my startup working with Agile development?
In our startup, we've worked until now using the traditional waterfall model, but we want to try our next project using Agile Methodology.
We are pretty much alien to the entire Agile process, so ...
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What do you need to succeed with Agile?
Agile adoption can fail in some organizations, I even worked for a company where waterfall was the only (the true) way but only because they tried Agile on a project and failed.
When I asked the ...
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Is performing a Waterfall every 2 weeks considered agile development?
I've been wondering if one can still classify a Waterfall type development approach, where the length of the waterfall cycle is 1-2 weeks, as Agile.
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Should development methods squash a developer's individualism?
I'm in my final semester of college and am taking a software engineering course. In the class we learn about various software development methods. The one we focused on, and used to develop our ...
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Is there a process model similar to the waterfall process, but with more cycles?
In software engineering, what's the name of a development process like the waterfall model, but with more cycles? Does something like this exist?
In my case, I developed the parts of my application ...
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Where should code refactoring and optimization fit within both an agile and waterfall process timeline?
There appears to be this notion among the project management team that stating that "it works" means it should then be deemed 100% complete. Most programmers know that isn't always the case. If I'm ...
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Isn't the Spiral Model/Agile Development essentially just a more rapid and compressed Waterfall Model?
Since I learned about the Spiral Model of software development, I've tried to apply it to the different projects I've been involved in. However, I'm starting to feel like it's really just compressing ...
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How to represent an agile project to people focused on waterfall [closed]
Our team has been asked to represent our development efforts in a project plan. No one is unhappy with our work or questioning our ability to deliver, we are just participating in an IT cattle call ...
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Moving from a traditional waterfall methodology to an agile one [duplicate]
My development team is in the process of 'going agile' and lot of people are looking at each other blankly, not really too sure what it means. All management are saying is 'start working agile' ...
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How agile methodologies can be applied in a typical " services " company?
My company is a custom software services company for external clientes, which means our typical project is one in which the contract already states the full budget of the project.
Our typical ...
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Is there a viable alternative to the agile development methodology?
The two predominant software-development methodologies are waterfall and agile. When discussing these two, there is often much focus on the particular practices that distinguish them (pair ...
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Is it a good idea to appoint one of the scrum team member or scrum master as Product Owner?
Lately we had a project, in which client was busy touring. As usual scrum team was formed, management decided to appoint our analyst as Product owner since Client won’t be able to participate actively....
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How much design happens in your implementation phase?
For those of you who work in big-design-up-front/waterfall groups: how much critical thinking and design is skipped in your design phase and left to your implementation phase? How complete and ...
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How much effort should be put in each part of a waterfall project?
Where waterfall commonly includes:
Requirements
Functional design
Technical design
Build
Test
Review
(Deploy)
And iterations across this list. If I forgot a step, let me know.
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