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Problem: process visibility

publish date: 2026/05/29 08:22:40.002373 UTC

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From a management perspective, incremental development has some drawbacks.

Why can process visibility be a problem in incremental development?

The process forbids any form of reporting or communication.

All increments are invisible to users until the final release.

Managers are not allowed to see any part of the system.

Rapidly evolving software may not be accompanied by detailed documents for each version.

Rapidly evolving software may not be accompanied by detailed documents for each version.

If documentation is minimized, managers may find it harder to track progress compared to document-heavy models like waterfall.

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition