A comparative study on usage of traditional and agile software development methodologies in software industry of Asia

摘要

In recent years, agile methodology has been adopted for software development in comparison with traditional models like Waterfall model, Spiral model, Rapid Application Development (RAD) model. In this work, a comprehensive study has been done for comparison between agile and traditional models and their usage in software industry of Asia. This research is conducted to assist software development professionals for selection of suitable development model for small, medium and large size projects considering factors like scope, quality, cost, time and risk. Based on collected data, it is concluded that for small scale projects, software professionals feel more satisfied in using traditional methodology whereas for medium scale and large scale projects, professionals prefer to adopt agile models.