About the Conference

A Monumental Leap Backwards in Time

Join us for Waterfall 2024, where we throw the spotlight on the grandest of old-school methodologies in a world speeding blindly into the future. This isn’t just any conference; it’s a majestic resurgence of the waterfall process, designed to remind us all how software development can be both an art and a science—a slow, deliberate science, like alchemy or astrology.

A Historical Revival: Waterfall 2024 heralds the return of the celebrated 2006 conference, where legends were made in the stacks of sequential documentation. After nearly two decades, we’re bringing back the magic with even more paper, more planning, and more procedural steps than ever before. It’s not just a conference; it’s a pilgrimage to the heart of true software craftsmanship, where time stands still and efficiency is just a word in the dictionary.

Epic Scale: Prepare to be awed by our lineup of keynote speakers who haven’t updated their slides since the late ’90s, offering insights that defy modern practice. The venue—a labyrinth of conference rooms designed like a maze from an adventure book—will ensure that your journey through the event is as intricate and convoluted as the methodologies we celebrate.

Luxurious Pace: At Waterfall 2024, every minute is meticulously planned to ensure no rush, with generous buffer times that allow every attendee to absorb the grandeur of detailed project plans and comprehensive risk assessments. Our schedule is so padded, you’ll feel like you’re walking on clouds of inefficiency.

Why Attend? Because where else can you live out the fantasy of developing software in a world untouched by the chaos of ‘agility’? This conference isn’t just a step back in time; it’s a statement that big, unwieldy, and over-planned can indeed be beautiful.

Waterfall 2024: Where we’re not afraid to say, “Slow down, the past wasn’t that bad!” Join us and experience the splendor of a methodology that proudly defies the urgency of modern times.