Waterfall vs. Agile in Large-Scale Platform Delivery
Episode 22 of the Michael Martino Show podcast, hosted by Michael, titled "Waterfall vs. Agile in Large-Scale Platform Delivery" was published on March 20, 2026 and runs 9 minutes.
March 20, 2026 ·9m · Michael Martino Show
Summary
What are we comparing At a high level, Waterfall and Agile are not just delivery methods—they represent fundamentally different beliefs about how work gets done. Waterfall assumes: Requirements can be known upfront Change is a risk to be controlled Delivery should be sequential and gated Agile assumes: Requirements evolve Change is expected and valuable Delivery should be iterative and incremental
Episode Description
What are we comparing
At a high level, Waterfall and Agile are not just delivery methods—they represent fundamentally different beliefs about how work gets done.
Waterfall assumes:
Requirements can be known upfront
Change is a risk to be controlled
Delivery should be sequential and gated
Agile assumes:
Requirements evolve
Change is expected and valuable
Delivery should be iterative and incremental
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