CC 313 Lesson 3 Set 4 — Comparisons and Application

Sprint Review

An event where the team demonstrates completed work and receives feedback from users or stakeholders.

Sprint Retrospective

A meeting to discuss what went well, what did not, and what to improve next time.

Sprint Review vs. Sprint Retrospective

Sprint Review focuses on the product; Sprint Retrospective focuses on improving the team's process.

Waterfall vs. Agile

Waterfall is more sequential with feedback often arriving later; Agile uses small cycles, frequent feedback, and adaptation.

Waterfall Scenario

A government payroll system with clear requirements and tightly controlled changes suits Waterfall or another plan-driven approach.

Agile or Iterative Scenario

A startup social media app with uncertain user preferences suits Agile or Iterative development.

Incremental Scenario

A school portal that releases login first, enrollment later, and grades afterward uses Incremental development.

Why Agile Became Popular

Applications, user requests, business needs, and technology change quickly.

Advantages of Agile

Frequent feedback, earlier usable software, easier adaptation, better communication, and earlier problem discovery.

Challenges of Agile

It requires strong communication, active users or clients, team discipline, and careful management of changing requirements.

When Agile May Be Difficult

When communication, user involvement, or team discipline is insufficient.

Choosing a Methodology

Choose based on the project's requirements, uncertainty, risks, users, and needs.

Purpose of Software Development Methodologies

To organize how development activities are performed while addressing the needs of a particular project.

Foundation of Software Development

Understand problems, gather requirements, design solutions, build software, then test, deploy, and maintain it.