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RRápido Methodology

RRápido (Spanish for "qquickly") is a software development methodology for complex web applications that are constantly improved. Its main objective is to achieve the highest possible speed for web development by utilizing:

Detailed and dynamic documentation
Full traceability between the requirements and the code delivered
High quality features via automated quality assurance
Defined roles and responsibilities at each step of the process

RRápido's core is a detailed flowchart that makes it easy for all the people involved in the development process (from super users to coders) to determine what they have to do next and how. The chart is an activity diagram per UML standards. Everything is contained in just one document so that it can be printed and posted in a wall for easy access by the team. RRápido can be used by large and small teams.

RRápido was created in Torrenegra, but it has been inspired by many great ideas and tools developed by others. As a matter of fact, RRápido depends on many supporting methodologies, tools, and best practices as described below.

Download the Activity Diagram

Most recent version: 1.01 (released August 20th, 2008)

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Roles

RRápido's activity diagram describes in detail the activities of some of the roles involved in the development process. One person can assume several roles. One role can be the responsibility of several people:

Developer (Coder)
Architect
Web Designer
Product Developer
Super Admin (a.k.a Super User)

If you are wondering where the project manager role is, you are not alone. The project manager role is not described in the activity diagram not because he/she is not important, but because his/her responsibility in RRápido is to make sure that the methodology is closely followed.

Other important roles in the development process are the systems administrator and database administrator. Their participation is triggered by the developer role at anytime.

Supporting Methodologies

For writing use cases - Book "Writing Effective Use Cases" ISBN-13: 978-0201702255
For agile software development: Agile Manifesto
[Unit] Test driven development - Book "Test Driven Development: By Example" # ISBN-13: 978-0321146533
Service-oriented architecture
Unified Modeling Language

Supporting Tools

Mantis - as ticketing system
Mediawiki - as documentation repository for use cases and user interfaces
Subversion - for repository management
Selenium - for automation of user test cases
Poseidon for UML - for architectural diagrams
Adobe Creative Suite - for image management

Credits

Many people have helped shape RRápido. Its most active contributors have been: