Comparison Usage of Agile, Waterfall and Other Approaches for Software Development Under Unstable Situations Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Abstract

This article compares the usage of agile, waterfall and other software development approaches under unstable situations caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The study investigates how software development teams adapted to the crisis and the effectiveness of their methodologies in this context. The research is based on a survey of software development teams that were affected by the crisis, and it analyze the data collected from these surveys. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of mainly agile, waterfall for software development under unstable situations and provides recommendations for software development teams facing similar crises in the future. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of software development methodologies and their effectiveness in unstable situations caused by geopolitical crises.