Waterfall Methodology

Build your product confidently with our structured waterfall approach, ensuring budget control, reduced risk, and timely, high-quality delivery.

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01.

Works Best for Simpler Projects

Waterfall is a great choice for short-term projects when system requirements and the applied technology are both well-understood.

02.

Easy to Realise and Manage

In waterfall, each phase has well-defined deliverables linked to specific milestones, which makes scheduling and resourcing easier to manage.

03.

Superior Budget Control

Waterfall’s linear nature means it’s easier to stay on budget, which could be a critical requirement for some projects.

04.

Extensive Documentation

The artifacts produced during the Elaboration phase dramatically facilitate product customization, enhancement, and maintenance down the road.

Waterfall Stages

At Software Co, each waterfall project is taken through the following four stages: Elaboration, Implementation, Stabilization, and Transition

01. Elaboration

Identify, elaborate, and document the requirements
Estimate project workload
Create project plan

02. Implementation

Build the project
Produce other deliverables such as software source code and user documentation

03. Stabilization

Fix any outstanding bugs
Thoroughly test the product to ensure quality

04. Transition

Transfer the product and all the deliverables to the client

The Elaboration phase is usually done under a separate contract. At the end of the phase, you will receive a set of deliverables including:

An interactive HTML-based product prototype

The Expert Estimate document

The Software Architecture Document (SAD)

The Software Requirements Specification (SRS) document

The Master Test Plan and the Project Plan

How we Work

01.

Fixed Project Scope

Once the requirements have been defined and agreed upon, the project scope is fixed. Any additional featuresin the course of the development are processed according to the change control procedure and estimated separately.

02.

Linear Development

Each project phase — such as Elaboration, Implementation, Stabilization, and Transition — is executed only after the previous one has been fully completed. Project phases do not overlap.

03.

Detailed Documentation

Documentation can either be provided by the customer, or produced during the elaboration stage. All documentation needs to be comprehensive and clear for all parties before the actual implementation can begin.

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