Agile vs. Waterfall: Choosing the Right Approach

The Agile-vs-Waterfall debate is often framed as a religious war, but the real answer is boringly practical: it depends on how much the requirements will change and how much that change will cost you.

Fixed-scope regulatory projects lean Waterfall. Discovery-heavy product work leans Agile. Most real projects are somewhere in between, which is why hybrid delivery exists.