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Joint Application

Development (JAD)

By

Karen Rogers

U09d2 Slide Presentation

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OVERVIEW What is JAD

Guidelines for Successful JAD

JAD Successful Guidelines

Skilled Facilitators

Four Simple Ideas

Benefits

Challenges

Conclusion

References

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WHAT IS JAD?

JAD stands for Joint Application Development.

JAD is a requirements-definition and software system design

methodology in which stakeholders, subject matter experts, end-

users, software architects and developers attend intense off-site

meetings to work out a systems details. It focuses on the business

problem rather than technical details and is most applicable to the

development of business systems.

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JAD SUCCESSFUL GUIDELINES Use experienced and skilled facilitators

Get Executive Sponsors commitment and support

Get the right people with predefine roles & responsibilities

Get clear defined well understood and obtainable goals or objectives

Plan detailed agenda and stick with it

Define deliverables clearly in advance

Keep Technical Jargon to a Minimum

Produce Final Document quickly

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SKILLED FACILITATORThe most important thing

JAD project definition

Research on user requirement

Preparation for the JAD session

Conducting and facilitating the JAD session itself

Predicting and obtaining approval of the final document that

incorporates all decisions made

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FOUR SIMPLE IDEASThe JAD process is based on

1. People who actually do a job have the best understanding

2. Trained people in information technology have the best

understanding

3. Information systems and business processes transcend the

confines of any single system or office

4. The best information systems are designed when all of these

groups work together on a project as equal partners

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BENEFITSReduce system development time

Improved system quality and productivity

Reduced system cost

Enhanced communication and relationship

Cultivate ownership, easier acceptance and stronger

commitment by users

Reduced function creep

Enhanced education for participants and observers

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CHALLENGES Team must have knowledge of different areas of system

All participants need to participate providing input

Preparation is essential, without will waste time and can

address wrong problem

Stay on time. Begin and end on time respecting everyones

position and time

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CONCLUSION

JAD is a useful process to gather cross function

information and different opinions effectively. The

essence of JAD is the facilitated session and properly

following guide-lines increases the success of JAD

sessions.

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REFERENCESHaag, Stephen; Maeve Cummings, McCubbrey, Pinsonneult, and Donovan

(2006). Phase 2: Analysis. Information management systems for the information age.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

How to set up a jad session. (February, 2011). Retrieved from

http://www.ehow.com/how_2068255_set-up_jad-session.html

Pfleeger, S. L., & Atlee, J. (2010). Software engineering: Theory and practice (4th

ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780136061694

Yatco, M. (Fall, 1999). Joint application design/development. Retrieved from

http://www.umsl.edu/~sauterv/analysis/JAD.html