During a conference call with investors, CEO Edward D. Breen defended DuPontâs research spending, saying the firm will still be âone of the highest R&D companies in the world.â Breen noted âwe were very selectiveâ in making the R&D reductions.
System development methodologies are promoted as a means of improving the management and control of the software development process, structuring and simplifying the process, and standardizing the development process and product by specifying activities to be done and techniques to be used.
Scrum Methodology. The Scrum approach to agile software development marks a dramatic departure from waterfall management. Scrum and other agile methods were inspired by its shortcomings. Scrum emphasizes collaboration, functioning software, team self management, and the flexibility to adapt to emerging business realities.