Interfront 2025 Annual Report

54 INTERFRONT ANNUAL REPORT 2025 INDICATOR 3.2 CONTINUOUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Conduct comprehensive investigations into new emerging technologies in the software development environment and subsequently integrate into the various phases of the software development lifecycle. Interfront’s commitment to continuous research and development reflects its passion for staying at the forefront of the rapidly evolving IT landscape. This strategic objective centres on fostering a culture of continuous learning, proactive adaptation, and deliberate innovation. Interfront aims to actively explore emerging technologies, modern development practices, and novel approaches to enhance its product and service offerings. By embracing new technologies and integrating them into its software development lifecycle, the organisation seeks to optimise processes, improve code quality, and align its solutions with industry best practices. Through robust internal processes, dynamic skill-building, and knowledge-sharing, Interfront ensures that it can swiftly adopt technological advancements. This sustained focus on R&D enables the company to drive innovation, improve its competitive positioning, and deliver enhanced value to SARS and other stakeholders while safeguarding its long-term sustainability in a rapidly changing IT industry. The Annual Performance Target, introduced in the 2024/2025 financial year, has been successfully achieved. OUTCOME R&D to investigate new technologies to integrate into various phases of the software development lifecycle. OUTPUT Achieving sustained innovation, competitive advantage, and long-term growth by continuously investing in research and development. OUTPUT INDICATOR Project Plan to establish a roadmap and action against the plan. REASONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE OUTPUTS/ INDICATORS/ANNUAL TARGETS No revisions were made to the outputs, indicators, or annual targets. AUDITED ACTUAL PERFORMANCE 2022/2023 New Measure from the 2024/2025 financial year AUDITED ACTUAL PERFORMANCE 2023/2024 New Measure from the 2024/2025 financial year PLANNED ACTUAL TARGET 2024/2025 Prepare a Project Plan to establish a Roadmap ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT 2024/2025 Q1 R&D Project Plan to be drafted in Q2. Q2 First draft of the R&D Plan created. Q3 Review of R&D Plan is in progress. Q4 R&D Plan established and being executed. ACHIEVED DEVIATION FROM PLANNED TARGET TO ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT 2024/2025 REASON FOR DEVIATION