Best Development Methodologies (2025)

A category for software development and project management methodologies that guide team workflows, collaboration, and iterative processes.

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Agile

The methodology that turned 'we'll figure it out later' into a formal process, often with more meetings than code.

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The methodology that turned 'we'll figure it out later' into a formal process, often with more meetings than code.

Pros

  • +Promotes flexibility and rapid adaptation to change
  • +Encourages continuous customer feedback and collaboration
  • +Delivers working software in small, manageable increments
  • +Reduces risk by allowing frequent reassessment and course correction

Cons

  • -Can devolve into endless meetings and documentation without strict discipline
  • -Often misapplied as an excuse for poor planning or scope creep

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