The effect of incremental delivery on quality [software development]

Summary form only given. The author uses the term `Incremental Delivery´ because it is the early exposure of the system to the customer and users (the delivery) which is of benefit, not the fact that development is of one mode or another. He developed his method of Incremental Delivery over a number of years. In the area of non-functional requirements, many advantages accrue from Incremental Delivery. By encouraging early reviews of the system, and facilitating change, it enables an earlier and closer approximation to what the customer actually requires