what are the advantages and disadvantages of waterfall model?
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Answer / arif
DisAdvatages
1. Inflexible partitioning of the project into distinct
stages makes it difficult to respond to changing customer
requirements.
2. The lifecycle can take so long that the original
requirements may no longer be valid by the time the system
is implemented.
3. Estimating time and costs is difficult for each
stage.
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Answer / chavishanka
Advantages of Waterfall Model
1. Clear project objectives.
2. Stable project requirements.
3. Progress of system is measurable.
4. Strict sign-off requirements.
Disadvantages of Waterfall Model
1. Time consuming
2. Never backward (Traditional)
3. Little room for iteration
4. Difficulty responding to changes
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Answer / kumar
Advantages:
Model is simple.
Easy to understand.
Disadvantages:
Time consuming as the testing process starts the last
stages
till the build is given for testing the testers will be
idle.
hence man power is wasted
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Answer / sreenu
actually the waterfall model is a dependent model.
so in the every phase depends upon another phase.So after
completion one phase(sdlc) then goes to next phase.
for example after completion of coding testing should
happen.it should dependent.
If u want to add any new requirement it should be so cost
effective.
advantage is cheaper.
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Answer / ch.s.m.prasad
Advantages:
it is simple and easy to understand.
it takes less cost.
disadvantages:
in this stage every phase requirements are freezed.
we can't do modifications.
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Answer / sadaf zuberi
It is difficult to accommodate any change after the
requirement is finished or we can say that it freeze the
requirement phase
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Answer / shikhar
Advantages of Waterfall Model:
1- Simple and Easy to use.
2- Easy to Manageable.
3- The Amount of resources to implement this model is very minimal.
4- Documentation is produced at every stage.
Disadvantages of Waterfall Model:
1- Not Suitable for real time project.
2- Time Consuming.
3- We cannot go back, if the design phase has gone wrong, things can get very complicated in the implementation phase.
4- Small changes or errors that arise in the completed software may cause a lot of problem.
5- Until the final stage of the development cycle is complete, a working model of the software does not lie in the hands of the client.
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Answer / palak shah
ADVANTAGE
1) helps you to be perfect.
2) logic of software development is clearly understood.
3) Project management.
i.e;
a)assurance of task completed.
b)better project review.
c)better resource allocation.
d)better resource utilization.
project planning is best done in waterfall model.
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Answer / kerti
advantages:
>easy to explain and implement
>stages and activities are well defined
>helps to plan and schedule the project
>verification at each stage ensures early detection of errors
>the amount of resources required are very less
>documentation is produced at every stage
>after every stage of coding, testing is performed
Disadvantages:
>cannot go back,if design phase mhas gone wrong,things can
get very complicated in implementation phase.
>small changes that arise in completed software may cause
lot of problems
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Answer / daisan
advantages: 1.Requirements are freezed so we would able to create stable software. 2. Deadline can be set and managerial control very easily 3.documentation properly follow
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