<Tr> <Td> Ease of maintenance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Development and design standards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tolerates changes in MIS staffing </Td> </Tr> <P> An alternative to the SDLC is rapid application development, which combines prototyping, joint application development and implementation of CASE tools . The advantages of RAD are speed, reduced development cost, and active user involvement in the development process . </P>

What are the different phases of software development life cycle