How to Migrate from Waterfall. Development Approach to Agile Approach.
Fangkun Yang · Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology) · 2013
ObjectiveTo explore ways to make use of the knowledge of communication management and process management when migrating from waterfall development approach to agile approach from the environment development, human resource and communication aspects. MethodsDeductive reasoning and a qualitative method are adopted in this research.Data in relevant literature and interviews are the main collection resources.Fifteen books and twenty-eight articles have been studied and analyzed.Five participants have been interviewed who are all from international companies in different levels of management. Results and ConclusionAnalysis is undertaken through the literature review, one case study provided by Donald (2003) and interviews.As conclusion of this research, suggestions are given on how to migrate.They are divided into four parts: preparation, mind-set, people factors and communication.