Jad and Rad Mythologies

Advantages and Disadvantages of JAD and RAD

Ebony Allen

Kaplan University

In this paper the JAD and the RAD methodologies will be discussed. The chief information officer wants to know if either technology is superior to the SDLC. The SDLC is a process used for planning, creating, and testing various information systems. The advantages and disadvantages of both the RAD and JAD methodologies will both be taken into account. This will determine if either is more appropriate to use than the SDLC.

Joint application development (JAD) is a process that speeds up the creation of information technology systems. JAD was first utilized in 1977 by Chuck Morris (Rottman). IBM eventually got hold of it. They made improvements to its design. It eventually was heavily utilized over time.

There are several advantages of joint application development. It will allow a person to gather a load of information at once. The process itself does not take a long time when obtaining the information. People can chat on message boards if they need assistance or hearing about what others opinions on any topic. This is a useful tool because many people do have differing opinions. They can get together and vote on decisions. If no forum is used, then things can get a bit messy.

There are few disadvantages when it comes to joint application development. For one thing it takes up a lot of time. A user would have to spend time planning and scheduling various areas. Also, not anybody can be hired to work on any projects. Employees would have to have experience and regular training in the field (Joint Application Development).

Rapid application development is the process of developing products much faster. It also helps to create products of a superior quality than products that don’t use it. Like JAD, there is customer involvement in its development. Users are generally highly skilled practitioners (Babu, 2012). Managers and IT staffs generally make up the team (Babu, 2012).

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