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  • I seems so and it makes a sense. Agile methodologies are good for early feedback and changes, but you can't define what will be delivered, when and for how much beyond one sprint. It can be used for development of product and internal software, but there is no place for any agility in your case, when everything has to be approved in advance. Commented Mar 31, 2021 at 7:32
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    Who determines if the project was a success and that payment will be made? Is that Microsoft based on ticking off the original SOW, or the Customer based on how satisfied they are with the product? Commented Mar 31, 2021 at 7:32
  • @BartvanIngenSchenau customer needs to inform Microsoft that the project was a success. This exactly is the tricky part here. According to Microsoft guideline, the solution must only be based on the SOW, other things are out of scope. SOW was prepared upon customer agreement. But after the first demo in 2 weeks, customer wants a few changes need to be entertained. I assume, the blame is on our team since we mistakenly used agile in a wrong concept. But I just want to know, if it is correct that agile is not totally not applicable here and if the waterfall is the only way fitting for this. Commented Mar 31, 2021 at 7:45
  • @MichalKrasny Microsoft didn't give any recommendations on the methodology, but since the management of the organization felt that they are too strong in Agile (perhaps a confirmation bias) the project was carried out in the agile methodology. But apparently Microsoft requires SOW (which can't be changed) and have a fixed timeline for each phases. So this automatically makes "waterfall" the only way out to build such product. Commented Mar 31, 2021 at 7:47
  • You need to ask the customer what they are planning: if they will report to Microsoft that the project was a sucess when the solution follows the SOW in a 1:1 manner, even if that means to ignore their change requests, of if they would prefer to get their change requests fulfilled to give a positve report. Commented Mar 31, 2021 at 9:55