CHAPTER 2: AGILE VERSUS WATERFALL
Overview
Having looked at the definitions and background for Agile, it is now useful to compare and contrast the technical and governance aspects of Agile and the more traditional waterfall approaches to projects. In this chapter we will:
- Compare and contrast Agile and traditional waterfall approaches for each project phase.
- Look at the risks and governance for Agile projects and consider how to audit Agile. This will include some typical audit objectives for reviewing the approach an organisation may take on an Agile project.
Comparing Agile with waterfall
The Agile Manifesto provides a useful comparison to the more traditional project approaches, and we have considered these in the previous chapter. There ...
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