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Software Development Methodologies Evolutionary Trends from Waterfall to DevOps

Raman Kumar

Aug 2026 · Journal of Global Research in Multidisciplinary Studies(JGRMS) · 0 citations · 31 references

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It was identified that the industry tends to follow a hybrid Agile-DevOps practice with more emphasis on automation, continuous integration and collaboration to achieve quick and competitive software environments.

Abstract

Agile and DevOps are currently the most popular software development techniques. Software methodologies started with the application of the Waterfall model and other models of Software development. It provides a general overview of the approaches and their integration throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). SDLC phases are described and different SDLC methodologies are discussed with respect to their impact on motivation, productivity and quality. A comparison of the traditional Waterfall and newer iterative/incremental/agile is identified, as are the reasons behind this change, such as customer participation, timely feedback, and quality improvement. The following issues are common to all methodologies: architecture limitations, scalability and organizational restrictions. It was identified that the industry tends to follow a hybrid Agile-DevOps practice with more emphasis on automation, continuous integration and collaboration to achieve quick and competitive software environments.

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