The Design Space of Software Development Methodologies

The success of a software development project depends on the underlying framework used to plan and structure the process of development tasks. Presently, there are a multitude of software development methodologies in which to choose. The selection of an appropriate methodology for a specific project may not always be a straightforward process and, further, the methodology that provides the most benefit to the project may be overlooked. In an effort to organize the multitude of software development methodologies in a coherent and visual manner, I created the design space of software development methodologies in which I seek to comprehend different methodologies plotted as points. Constructing such a design space allows for a fair comparison of the various methodologies based on the underlying features and characteristics, rather than lists of advantages and disadvantages for each method, which depend more on the application to a specific project.