om hardware development. Where the code and fix model relies on assuming that everyone has the requisite information available to complete the project, the waterfall model codifies the information into formal documents. This results in linear development in which assignments can be given to different parts of an organization since everyone understands the objectives of the project.
The main benefits to the waterfall model is its sequential processes, the simplification of managing the project, and the ability to impose specific milestones on the project during each phase. Drawbacks to the waterfall model is that it does not permit flexibility to be incorporated into the project, and it does not permit prototyping or rapid appli
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