The Waterfall Model¶
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About This MicroSim¶
The classic five-phase waterfall (Requirements → Design → Implementation → Verification → Maintenance) drawn as a stair-step cascade. Hover any phase for activities, artifacts, and the most common stall. Toggle Show Feedback Arrows to switch from "pure waterfall" to the "modified waterfall" most teams actually use.
Lesson Plan¶
Learning Objectives¶
By the end of this activity, students will be able to:
- Describe each waterfall phase
- Identify the primary risk in each phase
- Articulate when waterfall is an appropriate method