Waterfall vs Agile

Question 1

Which SDLC methodology is interphase dependent (you must finish one phase before moving on to another)?

Answer 1

Waterfall

Question 2

Which SDLC methodology has more documentation?

Answer 2

Waterfall

Question 3

Which SDLC methodology has the team finishing all the requirements before giving it to the client?

Answer 3

Waterfall

Question 4

Which SDLC methodology involves giving the app piece by piece to the client?

Answer 4

Agile

Question 5

What is the benefit of increased documentation in Waterfall?

Answer 5

Very traceable, helps with Root Cause Analysis

Question 6

What is the downside to increased documentation?

Answer 6

Time consuming

Question 7

What is the benefit of giving product piece by piece to client in Agile?

Answer 7

If the client doesn’t like it, it means much less time wasted compared to Waterfall. The client will also be more satisfied

Question 8

What are the pros of Waterfall?

Answer 8

*Detailed documentations
*Secured applications
*Very traceable

Question 9

What are the cons of Waterfall?

Answer 9

*Less client involvement and collaboration
*Excessive documentation is time consuming
*Hard to keep up with new technologies

Question 10

What are the pros of Agile?

Answer 10

*Less documentation, more production
*Very team oriented, increased collaboration
*Client involvement during the process, increased client satisfaction
*Not phase dependent

Question 11

What are the cons of Agile?

Answer 11

*Lack of traceability
*Inconsistent requirements
*Constant changes to requirements