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Three-Stage Approach

The development of a prototype can be approached in a variety of ways, depending upon the needs of the design team. The procedures suggested in this manual are based on a three-stage approach: the initial stage performs rudimentary navigation of the application; the second stage begins to perform data retrieval and update; and the final stage incorporates refinements that reflect the more complex requirements of an application running in a production environment.

Each stage of the prototype is discussed in the following sections.