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👋 G'day, I'm Neil Benson, host of Amazing Apps, and a Microsoft MVP for Business Apps since 2010. Amazing Apps is the result of my experiments with agile practices, creating high-performing teams, and building enterprise apps with Power Platform and Dynamics 365. It’s full of advice from my expert guests and examples from my own work leading delivery teams and building amazing apps. Keep experimenting 🧪

Here's when to use a waterfall approach with Power Platform

#159. Should you use a traditional, waterfall approach to build Power Platform apps?

In this episode, I break down six situations when you might be tempted to use a waterfall method and share my thoughts on whether that's really the best approach.

Highlights

00:11 Everyone should try waterfall at least once.

02:18 When to adopt a waterfall approach

02:53 #1 Predictable and well-defined requirements

04:19 #2 Regulated industries

05:49 #3 Fixed-price contracts

06:59 #4 Small or simple projects

08:02 #5 No agile experience

08:59 #6 Lots of dependencies

10:09 Recap `

Resources

  • Estimating Agile Business Apps: learn how to quickly, accurately and confidently estimate how long it'll take and how much it'll cost to build your Power Platform or Dynamics 365 app.
  • Cynefin Model: learn how to approach different problems from simple to complex.
  • Successful Scrum for Microsoft Business Apps: learn the Scrum framework, prepare for certification and discover my proven practices for successfully applying Scrum for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
  • Team Topologies: Matthew Skelton discusses how different team topologies can reduce the impact of dependencies across an organisation.