Report on Project Methodologies: Waterfall vs. Agile Approaches

This report defines project methodologies and their role in project management, emphasizing planning, execution, and control. It then compares and contrasts the Waterfall and Agile methodologies, highlighting their distinct approaches to project management. The Waterfall method is presented as a structured, plan-driven approach, while Agile is characterized by its adaptability and iterative development cycles. The report further explores how these methodologies relate to the project life cycle (PLC), detailing processes such as document gathering, design, coding, and testing for Waterfall, and time-boxed sprints and customer involvement for Agile. The comparison includes discussions on team dynamics, customer feedback, and the adaptability of each methodology to different project types, providing insights into their respective strengths and weaknesses.

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Contents
Define what a methodology is and the role it serves in project management.................................1
Choose two methodologies from this list to compare and contrast.................................................1
Processes relate to the project life cycle (PLC):..............................................................................2
References........................................................................................................................................4

Define what a methodology is and the role it serves in
project management.
The project methodology is based on handling the planning, execution, controlling and working
on the team to achieve the goals with meeting the specific changes and the criteria. The project is
based on producing the unique product along with services defined approach with the time
constrains. The management needs to work on the project documentation with development
process based on scope, time and the budget. The project management gets enhanced with the
use of methodology as there are proper planning, designing, monitoring and then controlling all
the engineering projects with the agile project management which focus on the adaptability to
change the situations with consistent feedback from the clients. (Mayo et al., 2016). The chain
for the project management is also for the defined resources, with the planning based on
coordinating and working over the limited standards to execute the project.
Choose two methodologies from this list to compare and
contrast.
The waterfall project management is to handle the things with the concepts and the quality,
where there is a defined assurance and the project completion. There is a need to maintain and
work on the plans till there are no alterations needed. This methodology focus on the planning
and then predict all the important processes. (Arthur et al., 2017).
The agile project management has been to handle the different situations with the consistent
feedback where the clients come with particular feedback for the members. The idea is about
handling the clients and the management with proper production, that results in the change of the

requirements with shift in the team assignments as well. The ideal process is for the new and
similar smaller projects that are related to the accelerated development patterns.
Processes relate to the project life cycle (PLC):
The waterfall is related to the gathering of the documents, with proper approach and defined
schedules, designing, code and the unit tests. (Vijaysarathy et al., 2016). This brings a change in
the performance of the user acceptance testing, along with fixing the issues, with delivering the
finished products as well. The representation is about how to review and approve the customer
designing before it begins, where the waterfall works with the developments and the customers
who agree on what needs to be delivered. Along with this, there is a proper designing and the
planning, progress is measured with the scope to work. The development in the team with the
involvement of the work is set with the active phase and the documentation is through coding.
(Brinker et al., 2016). The exceptions are related to the reviews, status meetings and the presence
of the customers. The designing is completed with the development where the approach is about
handling the multiple software components.
The agile methodology is for the team based approach with the focus on the rapid devoir and the
application. The time boxed advantage is set into phases were the sprints are in defined duration
to work and set the deliverables in a planned manner. For the project lifecycle, the customer has
a very frequent way to handle the opportunities to work on what the decisions need to be set and
how the customer is able to bring the strong sense of ownership with working on the project
teams as well. The development is focused with the frequent directions that comes from the side
of customer. The higher degree of the customer involvement with the project requirements where
the development is dedicated to the project on the time boxed delivery and the reprioritization.

There are items which are then allocated in a set timeframe. The additional prints are found to be
handling the project costs with the involvement of the customer in a overall time and cost. The
Agile development leads to the method of refactoring with the scope that includes the initial
architecture and the designing. the system can easily hold the reduction with the quality that is
pronounced on the large scale. (Larson et al., 2016).

References
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(IV&V) techniques within an Agile framework: Is there a compatibility issue?. In Systems
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Brinker, K. R., & Marcolina, R. C. (2016, November). A LESSON IN CONFLICT MITIGATION:
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Larson, D., & Chang, V. (2016). A review and future direction of agile, business intelligence, analytics and
data science. International Journal of Information Management, 36(5), 700-710.
Mayo, D. B., & Johnson, T. C. (2016). Software Systems Engineering and Rapid Development Methods.
Vijayasarathy, L. R., & Butler, C. W. (2016). Choice of software development methodologies: Do
organizational, project, and team characteristics matter?. IEEE Software, 33(5), 86-94.