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his research; the first being the throw-away prototype and the second is referred to as a
real life cycle.
The throw-away version of the Prototyping Life Cycle is commonly used in rapid
application development (RAD) environments typically when the user interface has
significant bearing on the project (Fioravanti, 2005). However, the throw-away process
cannot really be considered a life cycle because there is only a single phase after, which
is used for “analysis and specification of the real project” (Fioravanti, 2005 p. 77).
According to Fioravanti (2005) the Prototyping Life Cycle, consisting of five
phases and presented in Figure 4, can advantageously be applied in the development of
Web interfaces and similar applications, because the users steadily see the growth of the
project and the evolution of it toward the final product. The Prototyping Life Cycle is
composed of two main iterative processes. The first of these processes centers on the
requirements (fast project, prototyping, and requirement review) and the second is among
the requirement review and engineered product (Fioravanti, 2005).
Figure 4 - Prototyping Methodology (Fioravanti, 2005 p. 78)
Craig Standing (2002) observes that while there are numerous products to
document Web sites, as well as monitor Web site activity, they typically are not