Are you a software & enterprise architect, well look no further than Miro!
June 15, 2022
Are you a software & enterprise architect, well look no further than Miro!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Miro
Miro has been a very useful tool for our organization and also in our interactions with our clients/customers. We use Miro for not just collaborations, brainstorming, and mind-mapping sessions, but also for executing Agile, SAFe programs/projects. We have used it exceedingly in our Program Increment planning sessions, for creating enterprise and solution architecture of crucial business problems and further for conducting Agile ceremonies.
It helps when all stakeholders can work together and contribute to the same space at the same time. It helps in significantly reducing the time spent on reviews and meetings when you can just see what one draws. It has, to a large extent, made the virtual way of working better than before. While it cannot replace face-to-face sessions, Miro has done pretty well in getting things under control during the pandemic period.
I have personally used it to conveniently convey architecture, design, and data & solution models for my solution to my team and customer counterparts.
The team has also used it effectively for release planning tasks.
It helps when all stakeholders can work together and contribute to the same space at the same time. It helps in significantly reducing the time spent on reviews and meetings when you can just see what one draws. It has, to a large extent, made the virtual way of working better than before. While it cannot replace face-to-face sessions, Miro has done pretty well in getting things under control during the pandemic period.
I have personally used it to conveniently convey architecture, design, and data & solution models for my solution to my team and customer counterparts.
The team has also used it effectively for release planning tasks.
Pros
- Real-time collaboration with large audience.
- Expanse of tools available for design and architecture of software solutions.
- Perfect partner for Agile/Scaled Agile planning, including for conducting Agile ceremonies with geographically distributed teams.
- Immensely useful in release planning and for tracking go-live tasks/approvals, etc.
- A simple, but effective tool that provides so much packed into it and one that invites users from all areas of Business and IT. To a large extent it has bridged the gap between Business and IT organizations in effectively communicating the ideas.
Cons
- Maintaining version history could be painful with multiple users modifying a page at the same time.
- Better export features, compatible with other architecture tools.
- Reduced time to communicate what one thinks.
- Reduced time in peer and counterparts' reviews.
- In some cases, mainly in IT organizations, it reduces the need to be onsite with custom counterparts. The collaboration feature is immensely helpful.
Whiteboarding has never been this easy and fun. Adapting to Miro and onboarding new members to Miro is a breeze. Ease of use and availability of tools and icons only add to its advantage.
Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with Miro's feature set?
Yes
Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Miro go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Miro again?
Yes

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