Back before, software developers are using the waterfall model, until they have realized that they can do and innovate a better and high quality than this. This is the time when the RAD came into the field. Rapid Application Development refers to the agile strategy in the development of various projects, most notably in software development. It helps for a fast and speedy feedbacks, as well as prototyping over a long cycle of testing. This plays a vital role in the field of software development for it allows any software to make some updates in it without starting up again in a schedule of development scratch each time.
To provide you with more knowledge and information about the RAD, here are its four phases.
Phase 1: Planning of the Requirements
Great planning can result in an excellent outcome. The people involved in this project, such as the developers, team members, and the clients must communicate and interact with each other, for them to generate the best and fit movement for their project. They must discuss their steps and actions to take this project into a success. They also need to discuss the possible issues or problem that they might face, as well as the possible solutions that they may apply to resolve the particular issue. Everyone who is part of this project must provide their approvals, suggestions, and other else to make the result of the project a promising one. Each of them has vital contributions so they must be considered.
Phase 2: User Design
This phase involves both the developers and the clients. This can be considered as the production of the project wherein the developers work with all of their best to produce a satisfying project. This is also considered as a customized project due to the clients and developers are working hand in hand to ensure the quality of their project.The developers are the producers, while the clients are the one who tests the project. In this way, they can make some adjustments until they have reached the satisfying outcome of their project. Both the clients and developers can gather new learning and experiences through this phase.
In this phase, the product from the design of the users is being converted into a processing model. Due to the thorough and in-depth inspections or adjustment made in phase 2, this phase is a little bit easier. The workers can now build and develop the project into a working and processing model.This phase undergoes the rapid preparation and construction, application and program development, coding, and lastly, testing and integration of the unit.
Everyone involved in this project works with all of their efforts to make this project a successful one. They make sure that the project is appropriately and excellently made to satisfy the expectations and qualifications of their clients.
On the other hand, the clients still have a participation in this project. They suggest and implement new adjustments or changes to bring the project into a success further.
Phase 4: Cut-Over
This phase involves testing, implementation, application, and data conversion. This phase is all about the conversion and implementation of the new system and its data into the old system. After that, the client can test the capability and ability of the project in terms of its use. Changes can still be applied under its sector. This is also the time where the project undergoes the launching stage.
Final changes are already made in this stage while the developers and the clients are still looking for some problems or bugs that might affect the performance of the project.
The above-mentioned phases of Rapid Application Management play its own unique and vital roles to bring the project into a success. Proper implementation and application of each phase into the project can result in an excellent outcome. The developers and the clients also need their efforts and excellent supervision in the process of each phase to make the project a successful one. They must work for hand in hand and with hard work and perseverance to satisfy not only their expectations but also their client’s.
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