Prototype Model

Bipul Shrestha
Shilpa Shrestha
 Introduction

• What is Software Prototype?

- an activity during certain software
development
- incomplete versions of the software
program being developed.
Prototype Software Model
Benefits of Prototyping
• obtain feedback
• compare
• insight into the accuracy of
initial project
• deadlines and milestones
Process of Prototyping
1. Identify basic requirements
2. Develop Initial Prototype
3. Review
4. Revise and Enhance the
Prototype
 Type of Prototyping

1. ThrowAway Prototyping
2. Evolutionary Prototyping
3. Incremental Prototyping
4. Extreme Prototyping
1. ThrowAway Prototyping
2. Evolutionary Prototyping
3. Incremental Prototyping
4. Extreme Prototyping
Advantages of Prototyping

• Reduced time and costs

• Improved and increased user
involvement
Disadvantages of Prototyping
• Insufficient analysis
• User confusion of prototype and
finished system
• Developer misunderstanding of user
objectives
• Developer attachment to prototype
• Excessive development time of the
prototype
• Expense of implementing prototyping
Thank You !