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With the emergence of eCommerce websites, it has been observed that software development has gained importance and escalated business growth across many sectors. The IT fanatics of any web development company are constantly on a lookout to select the apt method for their software development projects. To determine which method should be used, it is important to decipher whether the product needs to be developed internally or externally.
The three popularly used web development methods are Waterfall, Agile and Scrum. The waterfall method is the traditional method which involves rectifications at every step. With a linear sequential approach, a true Waterfall development project involves many steps and each step represents a distinct stage of software development, which generally analysed before starting the next step. Also, the requirements are reviewed and approved by the customer before design can begin.
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This project is broken down into 8 phases – conception, initiation, analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, and maintenance. And for a fool-proof waterfall technique to work to its full potential, every stage needs to carefully analyse and rectified for changes. This also gives room to rectify and review the initial stages before the can proceed further in the process. In simple words, it's a tedious time taking process which requires a lot of time and effort.
However, it is losing ground currently and companies are opting for newer methods which save time and effort. But, while doing that, the technique should be fool-proof too. Customers are sometimes intimidated by details and specific details. This leads to customers not being able to visualize an application. Another reason why the waterfall development methodology is gradually fading out is the possibility that the customer will be dissatisfied with their delivered software product. As all deliverables are based upon documented requirements, a customer may not see what will be delivered until it's almost finished.
