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Broadcom Agile Requirements...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Application Requirements Management (6th), Test Management Tools (8th), Test Design Automation (3rd)
IBM Rational RequisitePro [...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Integration capabilities enhance testing and workflow automation
I rate Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer as 8 out of 10. It will be very nice if Broadcom has questions or comments related to my review and can reach me via email to clarify something. I want to be a reference for Broadcom. I don't have any information regarding the visual modeling function specifically. I'm not dealing with modeling requirements or generating optimized test cases in Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer. Broadcom takes a lot of information from us as end-users, and they provide fixes within two to five days maximum. My team has raised many enhancement requests and discussed them with Broadcom, and they are adding some of these features to the product itself. I look forward to receiving an email regarding these reviews, and I can add anything later if I forgot something, earning some points for this contribution on the website.
it_user5838 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of Infrastructure at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Provides traceability for internal applications.
I especially value the complete traceability and ease of use with Microsoft Word We did a complete traceability matrix for our most complex internal applications. Improved performance and usability Compatibility with other tools I have used it for ten years. I did not encounter any stability…

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"In terms of meeting business challenges, it helped to shorten the dev/testing cycle by identifying requirements gaps early in the process, by having models shared within the development team, and it helped increase test coverage and reduce the number of issues experienced by clients/customers."
"CA ARD has some beautiful features which I haven't found anywhere else. For example, when designing or creating our test cases and doing scenarios, we are able to restrict our flows. If we take a data link between two processes, we can actually restrict it, so that, in production, if our functionality breaks down, we can restrict that and all the flows related to it will be removed from the test data set."
"Because we have a lot of applications, we test ARD on three use cases at the same time."
"CA ARD has some beautiful features which I haven't found anywhere else."
"This solution saves a lot of time in the software testing cycle because, with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer specifically, I am doing a flowchart, and I can extract test cases and use cases to be run and tested on ALM as an integration."
"​The scale possibilities are endless, especially when combined with all the other products that CA has to offer."
"It gives us an idea of creating the visual diagrams, which are quite easy to use. It is helpful in creating our business processes."
"Regarding advice to a colleague looking at this type of solution, I would say buy it."
"I especially value the complete traceability and ease of use with Microsoft Word."
 

Cons

"I think it's already coming, but it needs more automation aspects. There is a tab for Automation, but I think it's not robust. I think that it's going to be a crucial element of the tool."
"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."
"On a scale from one to ten, I would rate technical support at four. This is because not all staff are knowledgeable."
"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."
"Data flexibility is something which I would like to see, along with more integration with App Test."
"The solution could be more user-friendly. For example, attachments could be icon-based to make it easier for the user to notice them."
"However, the documentation is not clear regarding best practices, so that could be improved."
"CA ARD is lagging in competing with these tools."
"Only go with this solution if you are not pursuing Agile development."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."
"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."
"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."
"​The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"This tool reduces the cost associated with test cases, automation script generation, and maintenance costs."
"We were able to scale down some resources to basically self-fund our ability to purchase the tool."
"At present, Broadcom works through partners rather than dealing directly with the consumer. When there are discounts given, it's up to the partner as to whether they want to give that discount to the customer. Sometimes, the partners decide to take the discount themselves. Pricewise, I would give ARD's price a rating of three out of five."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
It's not affordable; it's very expensive. It would be suitable only for large customers, and a large customer will think twice before making a deal with Broadcom.
What needs improvement with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
Integration with AI is an area that needs to be improved quickly. To be clear, this relates to how to use AI to improve use cases, break down applications, and review designs, as this area needs to...
What is your primary use case for Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer?
This solution saves a lot of time in the software testing cycle because, with Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer specifically, I am doing a flowchart, and I can extract test cases and use cases t...
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Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer
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