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RAD Methodology
Time is a competitive weapon. Even the best strategies,
tactics, systems, and people will lose the battle if they arrive at the
battlefield too late.
Princeton Consultants uses a comprehensive methodology
we call RAD (Rapid Action Delivery). RAD unifies the four principle building
blocks of business success: strategy, process, organization, and technology.
We use RAD to help organizations rapidly create
new processes for situations that demand precise integration of business
planning, systems development, and field implementation.
One of the most powerful tools of RAD methodology is the RAD Session
-- a facilitated, interactive discussion that serves as a springboard
to action. The RAD Session brings all the primary stakeholders of a particular
initiative together, and using a series of analytical, customized frameworks
we help executives gain clarity and consensus, then take decisive action.
Princeton's RAD
Session whitepaper describes the process in greater detail.
Compared with traditional methods, RAD uses shorter
project phases. This brings benefits to the field quickly, then builds
incrementally on the established base.
The RAD methodology reflects the new realities in business: speed, cost
effectiveness, and quality must all be combined together so that organizations
do not have to wait years for competitive improvements.
Characteristics of RAD:
- Small, high-powered teams, with short, phased timeframes
- Simultaneous (rather than sequential) team assignments
- Building block orientation: incremental analysis, design,
development, and implementation cycles
- Commitment to flexible, realistic, high quality solutions
using a best practices approach
- Time definite deliveries
- Leveraging advanced technologies where appropriate
- Understanding and mastering a turbulent, changing environment
As the world moves faster, the ability to deliver applications rapidly
is more than a one-shot campaign. It is an enterprise survival skill.
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