Abstract
Abstract:
While some argue that prototyping decreases the applications backlog and allows for more responsiveness to end-user requirements, others suggest it unnecessarily lengthens the program development life cycle. Bernard H. Boar, the national director of Software Resources Inc., is interviewed. Software Resources is a consulting firm specializing in prototyping. Boar discusses the differences between the prototype life cycle from the typical applications development life cycle, whether prototyping does lengthen the development cycle, how prototyping can reduce an applications backlog, and how a development center determines which applications are suitable for prototyping.
