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The Waterfall

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The waterfall model runs phases that flow downward like water — requirements gathered and analyzed, the complete system designed, implemented, tested, then deployed — each phase finishing before the next begins.

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The early decades of software engineering ran predominantly on this shape.

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The full-design-first commitment is the model's cost center.

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