Organisations are under immense pressure to continuously develop and upgrade their systems rapidly so as to retain their strategic competitive advantage over their competitors. The business needs that are satisfied by these systems are often complex, ambiguous and constantly evolving, making it a real challenge to deliver on time a system that meets the requirements. JNine IT has developed a methodology using Rational Unified Processes (RUP) and Rapid Application Development (RAD) practices that uses iterative extraction of requirements to ensure that all the business needs, including those that emerge during the development process, are met by comprehensive specifications that is followed by an accelerated software development process.

This methodology comprises of seven workflows that clearly define, design, implement, test, and deploy the systems, and are executed in four phases, with an emphasis on speed of execution and accuracy of requirement definition.

A high degree of customer interaction is essential for the accurate definition of requirements, and this is critical for the success of remote development projects. JNine IT methodology provides for the development of prototypes in all four phases of the development cycle. Each prototype is reviewed by the client for compliance with requirements and as a tool for further defining any ambiguous requirements, so as to include any additional requirements that may emerge during the development cycle.

Development proceeds to the next phase only after a prototype has been approved, and a new iteration of the development will be used to correct any prototype that needs such correction. As the second phase of the development cycle approaches completion the client would have been provided two prototypes and would be confidently able to approve the design of the system and interface. This user-centred, participative approach ensures 100% client satisfaction by the end of the development cycle.