Methodologies

Grooversoft uses RAD, (Rapid Action Development) that involves iterative development and the construction of prototypes.

 

•     Key objective of RAD is Quick development & delivery of a high quality software or web application system at a low cost by using open ended platforms.
   
•     Attempts to reduce inherent project risk by breaking a project into smaller segments and providing more ease-of-change during the development process.
   
•     Aims to produce high quality systems quickly, primarily through the use of iterative Prototyping (at any stage of development), active user involvement, and computerized development tools. These tools may include GUI, CASE or DBMS tools, ourth-generation programming languages, code generators, and object-oriented techniques.
   
•     Key emphasis is on fulfilling the business need, while technological or engineering excellence is of lesser importance.
   
•     Project control involves prioritizing development and defining delivery deadlines or “timeboxes”. If the project starts to slip, emphasis is on reducing requirements to fit the timebox, not in increasing the deadline.
   
•     Generally includes Joint Application Development (JAD), where users are intensely involved in system design, either through consensus building in structured workshops, or through electronically facilitated interaction.
   
•     Produces documentation necessary to facilitate future development and maintenance.
   
•     Standard systems analysis and design techniques can be fitted into this framework.