Item: iRise
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The IT department for my previous employer used it to give the customers an idea of the look and feel of what the developed product or application will work and look like. It helped a lot in satisfying the customers for whom the product functionality was ambiguous until the product was available and ready for UAT. Since the tool made prototyping easy, it was easy for all concerned with the product to take a look at the product in development and make suggestions on need for change if any. The earlier the team brainstorms to make suggestions for change the better it is since it helps develop better products and cuts waste in terms of resources.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use and create prototypes
Modeling happy path as well as error condition flows fosters a better transition from Business to System requirements as well.
Provides true to life simulation of end state applications

More training materials to make the product easy to learn

Return on Investment

Definitely eliminated a lot of waste in terms of rework since by looking at the end state simulation of the product, the end user of the product was able to get a feel of the product and make recommendations for changes before development even started. That eliminated a lot of waste in terms of cost for developing the product, which made it so much more worthwhile to invest in iRise.