Waterfall method

Success Problem

What is the „waterfall“ method in project management?

Impact

The waterfall method is a method for product development or production, which contains only one sequence of phases and does not allow the return and the change of the outputs from foregoing phase. It is a specail case of the phased planning.

Recommendation

Phased planning is a method of the project execution in phases, restricted by control milestones or by decision milestones, enabling branching next project execution or returns to prior phases.

Category

• Result orientation