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Joint Application Development: Business people understand their business best, and systems people understand
their applications best. A properly planned and executed JAD session will
bring together the most knowledgeable people from both worlds so that they can
jointly develop
an information technology application that will efficiently solve a critical business
problem.
Key Benefits
 | Business understanding of the technical constraints |
| Systems understanding of the business constraints |
| Joint ownership of the (documented!) solution |
| Joint agreement on the implementation plan and schedule |
| A sense of teamwork that lasts for the duration of the project, and beyond |
Our Process
Almost any substantial effort can benefit from a JAD kickoff. However,
it can be critical to the success of any project that is particularly large,
particularly complex, or that has substantial political overtones. To
ensure success, a JAD session must be well-planned, correctly staffed,
carefully run, and properly documented, and the progress of the resulting
project(s) must be monitored to conclusion.
- Planning
- For a successful JAD effort, our team will work with business and IT to
make sure that they have the explicit support of senior management and that
they understand the situation well enough to frame the discussion, establish
an agenda, and determine the appropriate length of the session.
- Staffing
- Without the right participants, the results of the JAD will be
incomplete. Our team will work with business and IT to ensure the
participation of the right people at the right level with the right mix of
expertise and authority.
- Managing
- In the JAD session itself, the team can get sidetracked, get bogged down
in details, or descend into conflict and other nonproductive behaviors.
Our leaders are extremely skilled in keeping the discussion on track,
engaging all participants, and targeting a consensus solution.
- Documenting
- No job is finished until the paperwork is complete! Our team
is expert in capturing the nuances of the discussion and recording the
conclusions and next steps in an engaging yet complete JAD Summary Document.
- Monitoring
- Once the JAD is over and the Summary Document is accepted, the real work
begins. Our team can work with the project team members to follow up
on open issues, communicate progress to all JAD participants, and generally
achieve closure on the JAD-generated requirements and plan.
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