A disadvantage of prototyping is that you cannot completely substitute any prototype for a paper specification. No engineer would prototype an engine without some paper design. Yet many information systems professionals try to prototype without a specification. Prototyping should be used to complement, not replace, other methodologies. The level of detail required of the paper design may be reduced, but it is not eliminated.

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Prototyping is meant to complement traditional design methods by providing a tangible model to test and refine ideas, but it cannot fully replace the detailed specifications needed for complex systems.

A Disadvantage of Prototyping Is That You Cannot Completely Substitute