Process/AgileTable-stakesLegacy
Waterfall
A traditional project approach where each phase (requirements, design, build, test, release) finishes fully before the next begins.
Think of it like
Like building a house: pour the foundation, then frame, then plumb, then paint — each step fully finished before the next begins.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Dismisses Waterfall as simply outdated.
Senior sounds like
Can explain why it was actually the right fit for that specific project — regulatory, contractual, or safety constraints — without treating it as an automatic red flag.
Ask them
“What made Waterfall the right fit for that project, versus a more iterative approach?”