Why, given that iterative and incremental [1] approaches dominate the literature, does business remain so wedded to the waterfall [2] approach to software development? Over the past year or so, I’ve ...

The Waterfall framework and the Agile software development process are two competing software development approaches, and the two of them couldn't be more different. Here are the important highlights ...

In the software industry, in which I have worked for the past 25 years, we often use the adage, "What's old is new again." Today's messaging tools like Slack and Teams, for example, owe a lot to the ...

This represents a waterfall type of approach to project planning, where one phase flows into the other. It works well for certain industries such as construction and manufacturing, but it is less ...

There are many “life cycle” methodologies used in the world of software development, each with its own pros and cons. Tech leaders ultimately have to decide for themselves and their teams which ...

In today’s world, it unfortunately takes more than a chivalrous heart to attain the Holy Grail of software development: productive development of high-quality applications. I recently spent some time ...

SDLC guides teams to plan, build, test, and deliver software. Discover phases, KPIs, tools, and checklist with our quick start guide. Picture this: You and your team have spent a tremendous amount of ...