ABSTRACT
Development methodologies vary greatly between organizations and between industries. Th e approach that is selected will depend on logical factors (skill set, available tools, type of eff ort) as well as emotional factors (how cool it is, what the latest buzz is). Selecting the project approach (or the requirements gathering approach) is a decision that will likely have a huge impact on how successful the project will be. Th at does not mean that there is a best approach. All methodologies sometimes work. None of them work all the time. Th e trick is to fi gure out which one will work best for a specifi c project.
