Agile methods have a number of disadvantages. Discuss the disadvantages of agile methods and how these disadvantages can be managed, with examples. The agile method is the latest software development method in the software industry. As recently as 2006, 17% of organizations were already using Agile as their software decentralization method. Lots and lots of organizations are getting interested and moving towards adopting the agile method nowadays. They believe that agile methods are much more flexible and that this method can bring significant benefits to their organizations, such as increasing quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction. However, some researchers have found that the agile method is not as good as expected. Studies suggest that there are a number of disadvantages of agile methods. In this essay we will briefly describe the disadvantages of the agile method and how these disadvantages can be managed. In software development project, organizations need to develop software to achieve business goals in a specific time period. The most common methods used are called "waterfall method" or "agile method". Agile is a method that can break away from traditional structure so that development styles can be more flexible. Most organizations believe that the agile method would be a better option than the waterfall model because it is more efficient and has better adaptability in reality. While the agile method has its advantages, the agile method is not perfect. For example, the agile method would be more suitable for a small project, but not for a large project. It is because it is often difficult to evaluate the efforts and time required in a software development cycle for large projects. (McCormick, 2012) The requirements of a project are always fundamental… at the center of the paper… adequate business knowledge for the agile team. Organizations also need to understand the challenges of agile and ensure they can manage them. Therefore, they can minimize the impact of the agile method. References: Drury, M., Conboy, K., & Power, K. (2012). Barriers to decision making in Agile software development teams. Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 85, pp. 1239-1254.McCormick, M. (2012). Waterfall Methodology vs. Agile. MPCS, Inc. pp. 1-8. Sharma S., Sarkar D., Gupta D. (2012). Agile processes and methodologies: a conceptual study. International Journal of Computer Science and Engineering, Vol. 4 No. 05, pp. 892-898. Yu, B., Loo, W., Tham, W., & Tan, S. (2012). AGILE software development life cycle and traditional approaches. 2012 International Conference on Information and Network Technology (ICINT 2012), Vol. 37, pages. 162-167.