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The OIT Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is an important guideline to use when developing systems or implementing third-party solutions. In addition to helping implement more robust and secure systems for UCI, it also helps address future audits of IT systems by providing the procedures and documentation required to meet the expectations of the auditors.

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Both Agifall and Scrum are widely used methodologies for different reasons.  Although most projects adopt one methodology over the other, the non-traditional hybrid method of using parts of each methodology can also be effective in arriving at the desired project outcome.  Detailed information on each methodology tailored for OIT can be found in the following links.

Consider Agifall if: 

  • The team has done similar projects before and scope of work is known in advance
  • Except for reviews, approvals, status meetings, etc., a business user presence is not strictly required after the requirements phase.  Meetings can still occur on an "as needed" basis.
  • Priority shifts can still occur and change impact is acceptable in terms of scope/budget/timeline.
  • You’re working with fixed-price / fixed-bid contracts

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