Reasons Why the HokuApps RAD Model Fares Better than Traditional Models

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What is Rapid Application Development?

• Rapid Application Development, or the RAD, is a
  model used for developing software applications.
• The RAD model was developed by James Martin in
  1991 and quickly replaced traditional software
  development methods and approaches that had a
  linear or waterfall development process.
• This implies that the stages of app development
  using the RAD model enables each stage to be
  worked upon in simultaneous continuity as and
  when additions and other changes need to be
  incorporated.
• As very little coding is required, it
  accommodates the participation of team members
  who understand the business oriented goals that
  the app is being built to achieve.

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The Five Essential Stages of the RAD Model

• Stage 1 Business Modeling
• This stage is all about the gathering of business
  related data.
• This includes everything from insightful
  knowledge of the internal workings of an
  enterprise to insights gained from systematic
  analysis of big data.
• Stage 2 Data Modeling
• This stage involves analyzing all the information
  gathered during business modeling, and sorted
  into logical segments with descriptive labels in
  a way that will further the particular business
  goals.
• How these different data segments relate to each
  other are also established in this stage.

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• Stage 3 Process Modeling
• This stage involves rendering the classified data
  usable to the app production process.
• The data gathered and classified in the two
  previous stages are now altered and optimized to
  use, and defined further.
• Stage 4 Application Generation
• This is the stage in which all the data models
  created so far are coded, and the system to
  develop the prototype of the actual app is built.
  
• The data models are transformed into prototypes
  in this phase.

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Testing and Turnover

• In this stage, every data model is tested to
  ensure that components are well defined and can
  even be interchanged in order to streamline the
  end product, which is the app.
• Usually, by the time that this stage is reached,
  all the components have been tested out already,
  so no major disruptions are expected to occur in
  the prototype.

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The Differences between the RAD Model and SDLC

• SDLC - Software Development Life Cycle - there is
  a whole lot of planning and analysis that takes
  place before the process of coding is initiated.
• This is quite inconvenient as the process as any
  semblance of a solid component only materializes
  after a long time.
• Any modifications to the component after that
  then becomes tedious, and at times, even
  impossible, in the later stages of development.
• In comparison, the RAD model is far more
  effective, as what can be called a working
  model, comes into the picture from the very
  beginning.
• The prototype can be reviewed, altered, and
  customized right away. Throughout the development
  lifecycle of the app development process using
  the RAD model, changes can be accommodated as per
  requirement.

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The RAD Model in Practice

1. When the system can be divided and worked upon in
   modules and then distributed.
2. When there are adequate resources dedicated to
   modeling.
3. When the budget for the process accommodates
   automated code generation.
4. When there is clarity as to which development
   model is most suitable the RAD model or the SDLC
   model.
5. When changes are expected to be made to the
   working model as per business requirement.

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When Should the RAD Model be Implemented

1. A RAD model is very useful when a product needs
   to be delivered in a short period of time.
2. It is also a good solution for when the app
   development process needs several changes to be
   made to the working model.
3. As the RAD model is a collaborative process,
   adequate resources from both the IT department
   and the personnel who understand the business
   processes of the organization must be available
   for their valuable inputs throughout the project
   lifecycle.
4. The resources with different types of expertise
   must communicate effectively to get their points
   across to each other.
5. As the RAD model is a process in which the
   customers requirements are factored in at all
   stages, the process is a highly interactive one
   as well.

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Why You Must Give HokuApps a Shot

• HokuApps offers a platform on which to develop
  apps following the RAD model.
• The best part is that HokuApps platform evolves
  with market trends and allows you to adapt your
  app to the latest customer demands and tailor the
  app according to the customers needs.
• The HokuApps RAD model also helps developers to
  build a successive series of apps, all of which
  require minimal coding.
• HokuApps offers a free trial period of three
  weeks during which your team can use the rapid
  application development platform before making
  the final purchase.

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