Bus 517 Final Paper

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WATERFALL AND AGILE

CIS 517

IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DR. ROMY LU

STRAYER UNIVERSITY SUNIL PAUDEL 10/30/2015

1. Explain waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups
Waterfall methodology is a design process in which the eight (8) stages are completed and the developers move on to the next step (Base36 Staff, 2012). According to Base36 Staff (2012), the eight (8) stages include: (1) conception (2) initiation (3) analysis (4) design, (5) construction, (6) testing (7) implementation, and (8) maintenance. It is a linear approach to software development. Waterfall gives a basic roadmap for development, whereas PMBOK gives a repository of techniques to manage that development process better (Morton Consulting Staff, 2011). In the waterfall model, each phase of a product’s life cycle takes place in sequence, so that progress flows steadily downwards through these phases like a waterfall (Bowes, 2014).
2. Explain agile methodologies and identify their …show more content…
Because the waterfall process is a linear one it is perhaps easier to understand, especially for non-developers or those new to software development (Bowes, 2014). According to Bowes (2014), one of the pros for agile methodologies is that working software is delivered much more quickly and successive iterations can be delivered frequently, at a consistent pace. Modifications to requirements can be integrated at any point of the process when using agile methodologies; even late in the development. This methodology is used to minimize risk by developing software in short time boxes which are called iterations that generally last for one week to one month (Tatva Soft Staff,
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