SpiralModel
Last edit May 2, 2010
The "spiral model" is an iterative model for software development, described by
BarryBoehm
. Each iteration basically follows the
WaterfallModel
, but subsequent iterations build upon previous work.
It is called a "spiral" because the common illustrative diagram shows a long string of waterfalls wrapping around a center, emphasizing the aspect of continuous growth and revisiting of previous work. See
http://www-db.stanford.edu/~burback/watersluice/node53.html
for an example.
See also
ExtremeProgrammingIsJustTheSpiralModel
CategoryApplicationDevelopment