Agile vs. Waterfall — A Side-by-Side Breakdown

🎬 Video Lesson · 7 min

Waterfall treats a project as a linear sequence: Requirements → Design → Development → Testing → Deployment. Each phase must complete before the next begins.

Agile embraces an iterative, incremental approach. Work happens in short cycles (Sprints), and each cycle produces working software. Feedback is incorporated continuously.

When to use Agile: Complex problems where requirements evolve, where fast feedback is valuable, and where the solution isn’t fully known upfront.

When Waterfall still applies: Construction, manufacturing, or highly regulated domains with fixed specifications.