Rapid Application Development’s Pros and Cons Explained
Rapid Application Development is a team-based technique which is based on prototyping and iterative development where no detailed pre-planning is involved. RAD implements the complete methodology of four-phase life-cycle. It is used when a system needs to support a company’s new business function. The main objective of RAD is to cut the development time and its costs by incorporating users in every phase used in RAD. With Rapid Application Development, developers can update software quickly and adds multiple iterations without needing to start from the beginning. It is an improvement over the previously used traditional waterfall model , which was more complex as in that case, it was very difficult to change the core functions and features when it went in the testing phase. It was less useful as it didn’t fit the evolving environment of any company. Four phases implemented in RAD(Rapid Application Development) Requirement-planning User Design: Construct...