WATERFALL MODEL INTEGRATION AND CONFIGURATION

INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- REUSE-ORIENTED SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING

Plan-driven / Agile Approaches

Plan-driven Approaches
Pros:
Pros :
1. Used for large systems engineering projects –
help coordinate the work.
2. Easy to arrange tasks
3. Phases are processed and completed at one
time.
Cons:
Cons:
1. Difficulty of accommodating change after the
process is underway – phase has to be
complete before moving onto the next phase.
2. Difficult to respond to changing customer
requirements.
3. Difficult to measure progress within phases.
Pros:
Plan-driven / Agile Approaches
1. Reduced costs and risks as less software is
developed form scratch.
2. Faster delivery and deployment of system.
1. Cost of accommodating changing customer
requirements is reduced.
2. Easier to get customer feedback on the
Cons:
development work that has been done.
3. More rapid delivery and deployment of useful 1. Requirements compromises are inevitable so
software to customer is possible. system may not meet real needs of users.
2. Loss of control over evolution of reused
system elements.
1. Process is not visible.
2. Systems structure tends to degrade as new
increments are added.
3. Management complexity is more.