Wagile (also styled WAGILE or WAgile) is a hybrid software development approach that combines waterfall's structured, upfront planning with agile's iterative approach. It is also used in project management more generally.
Other terms exist for waterfall/agile hybrids. Dave West in 2011 introduced water-scrum-fall,West, D. 2011 "Water-Scrum-Fall is the reality of agile for most organizations today". Technical report, Forrester. which is sometimes called wagile.Koceska, Natasa and Koceski, Saso (2022) Hybrid project management as a new form of project management. Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 10 (4). pp. 16-23. Agifall is another hybrid between waterfall and agile that entails introducing more strategy and planning to an agile project.
Wagile is often used when organisations are transitioning from a waterfall method to agile. It is sometimes criticised as a failed attempt to introduce agile processes, like short iterations, to something that is basically following a waterfall model.
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