Martha MendozaJudith del Rosario Barrios Albornoz2026-03-222026-03-222004https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/60462Most of the methods and methodological proposals that exist to develop Web applications guide the group of development through a predefined set of phases and steps without taking into account particular project situations, such as the development context, the type of application, the users, the available tools and technologies, the team development experience, etc. For such reason, in this article a characterization of four methods (selected from twenty-five that were reviewed) with the purpose of determining what is their flexibility and capacity to be adapted to particular situations or contexts within an application domain. The evaluation is based on method engineering and Web engineering concepts and principles.esFlexibility (engineering)Domain (mathematical analysis)Context (archaeology)Set (abstract data type)Computer scienceWeb applicationWorld Wide WebEngineeringarticle