Hankins Consulting utilizes a proven software development process in our projects. This process outlines the creation of a software business solution over several phases of business activity, known as the Software Development Lifecycle ("SDLC"). Hankins Consulting employs four main phases in our SDLC, namely, inception, elaboration, construction, and transition. This structured approach is based on the Rational Unified Process ("RUP"). The RUP is a widely accepted software development process. The RUP includes various software development best practices, including requirements management, visual modeling, iterative development, continuous quality assurance, component architecture design, and change management. RUP is driven by use cases, architecture-centric, and provides a vehicle for iterative and incremental software development.