Yes, you can. Especially a from scratch automated system to enhance an existing business process, but also a from-scratch process and system together.
> especially if there is a lot of research and unknowns involved.
The research part is distinct, but as it produces results and those are feed into a “what do we want to do” decision making process, it absolutely can feed exactly the kind of incremental development process described, which can even operate in parallel with much of the research.
"The research part is distinct, but as it produces results and those are feed into a “what do we want to do” decision making process, it absolutely can feed exactly the kind of incremental development process described, which can even operate in parallel with much of the research."
I work on stuff where you often have to scrap three months of work and try something else. You can't do this incrementally. But I agree, once you have a rough idea where things are going you can switch to incremental mode.
Yes, you can. Especially a from scratch automated system to enhance an existing business process, but also a from-scratch process and system together.
> especially if there is a lot of research and unknowns involved.
The research part is distinct, but as it produces results and those are feed into a “what do we want to do” decision making process, it absolutely can feed exactly the kind of incremental development process described, which can even operate in parallel with much of the research.