Development of a Website-Based Facilities and Infrastructure Rental System using the Rapid Application Development Method

Abstract

To improve the efficiency and transparency of the management of facilities and infrastructure at the Semarang City Youth and Sports Office, a web-based rental system was developed with the RAD approach. Evaluation using the time measurement technique showed that the booking process time was reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes, and payment validation, which previously took up to 1 hour, now takes place automatically in seconds. The system was built using Express.js based on Node.js for an efficient and structured backend, React.js for an interactive and responsive frontend, and MySQL as the main database. The system design uses visual aids such as use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and entity relationship diagrams. Testing was carried out using black box testing using the equivalence partitioning technique. As a result, the system meets all functional requirements and increases operational efficiency by up to 70% through payment gateway integration. Further development, it is recommended to add reporting and analysis features to support decision making.