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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

"The modeling is a game-changer."
"The optimization technique helps in giving us the minimum number of test cases with maximum coverage."
"Because we have a lot of applications, we test ARD on three use cases at the same time."
"The cost of the tool was well worth the benefit that we saw on the back-end."
"We deliver test cases ten times faster and automate in hours vs. days or weeks."
"I have seen ROI from implementing this solution in different organizations which I worked with, and the return on investment was very good because it is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."
"I did extensive research in this area and at the moment CA Agile Requirements Designer is probably one of the best tools in the market."
"The ability to create models/diagrams at multiple levels (nest/embed them) helps in taking models from high-level business requirements and building them into detailed requirements models and test models. Plus, it helps reuse lower level models. It also allows maintaining models at appropriate levels, even for very complex systems/solutions."
"I especially value the complete traceability and ease of use with Microsoft Word."
 

Cons

"We struggled a bit with the initial setup. It could be easier."
"Needs improvement in aligning models so they look clear and readable without having to move boxes around."
"The biggest thing for us is the effort required to create the workflows."
"It is not scalable anymore. It's not scalable because it doesn't support Kubernetes for making scalability, so I'm just going to increase memory and storage on the same machine."
"Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer could improve the UI. Other solutions have a much better UI. The new UI should have a new modern framework."
"Integration with Agile management tools can be improved, i.e., mainly test case maintenance and linking test cases to the automation script."
"A template in App Test should be created in advance. This has proven to be time consuming. The process is not fully automated, because there is a lot of manual intervention is required."
"It could be quicker to use. Because we do so many things with it, sometimes it takes a long time to create a flow."
"Only go with this solution if you are not pursuing Agile development."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"Recommendation is to go with concurrent licenses as oppose to seat license; this gives more flexibility."
"​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."
"The pricing model is based on how many people are using it. We have an annual license. There are not any additional costs."
"It is less costly when compared to other tools on the market."
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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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Also Known As

Grid Tools Agile Designer, CA ARD, CA Agile Requirements Designer
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