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Cincom's Rapid Application Development (RAD) solutions enable you to compress the analysis, design, build, and test phases into a series of short, iterative development cycles. The RAD methodology was developed to meet the need for fast system delivery. While the RAD approach is not appropriate for all projects, it does dramatically shorten the time-to-productivity for those who use it effectively.
Benefits of RAD include:
- Prototyping — An important factor in effective RAD, the prototyping approach is based on creating a demonstrable result as early as possible and refining that result. The refinement is based on feedback from the business users of the system. RAD and prototyping require an open approach to development and a solid technology foundation.
- Faster return on investment at a lower cost — Cincom is committed to supplying technology that will enable its customers to build high-value systems at a lower cost and with a faster return on investment.
Development tools can be complex and can virtually eliminate a prototyping approach that involves the end-users. However, Cincom has made end-user involvement in the system development and the prototyping process both practical and successful with technologies such as:
- MANTIS® — An extremely effective tool for prototyping, MANTIS is a RAD system that can be used for all online development. Interactive facilities make it easy for analysts and end-users to create and refine screen design report layouts, data requirements, and all interactive, online documents and help screens.
- AD/Advantage® — A component of MANTIS, AD/Advantage automates many of the activities performed throughout an application's lifetime. AD/Advantage helps you optimise productivity throughout your organisation and gives you the advanced development and prototyping environments you need to address your future business challenges.
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