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Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer automates the test case construction process, streamlining workflow and leveling the playing field.
The tool significantly enhances communication between testing and requirements teams, simplifying processes by working with models instead of individual test cases.
Integration with tools like TDM and Selenium expands test coverage, flexibility, and automation capabilities.
The modeling feature is a standout, offering advanced capabilities such as nesting, high-level business requirements transformation, and model reuse.
Measurement and optimization features enhance testing efficiency by ensuring maximum test coverage with minimal test cases.

CONS

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer lacks a robust automation feature, and the existing tab for automation is not sufficient.
Integration with Agile management tools and end-to-end automation tools like Worksoft or Tosca is not provided, hindering seamless testing.
There is a need for improved test case and model management including alignment and readability without manual adjustments.
The process of creating templates in App Test is time-consuming, with a lot of manual intervention required.
There is no support for Kubernetes for scalability, limiting its scalability options.
 

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer Pros review quotes

it_user558099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 1, 2017
None came near to this solution.
it_user272643 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 23, 2016
One of the best features is that you can actually develop some of the business designs in the application and transfer that into scenarios if you don't go out of the detail level.
it_user558567 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead QA Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 8, 2016
The most valuable features of this solution are the ease for creating test cases and the automation of the test cases from the user workflows.
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it_user558630 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Test Engineering with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 1, 2016
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.
it_user602409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 5, 2017
It removes ambiguity in requirements, meaning that there are fewer demands for clarifications afterwards.
it_user631635 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 21, 2017
We deliver test cases ten times faster and automate in hours vs. days or weeks.
it_user716553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Analyst Principal – Activation System Dev at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Aug 9, 2017
By using ARD it allowed junior developers to write code because they had all of the requirements in the business flow.
it_user778887 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Group Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
It takes away all the time to construct test cases, so it is all automatic now, but it also levels the playing field.
it_user779175 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
Regarding advice to a colleague looking at this type of solution, I would say buy it.
it_user797937 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jan 7, 2018
Helps the communication between the testing organization and the requirements group. It helps us to simplify the work. Instead of dealing with individual test cases, you're working with a model.
 

Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer Cons review quotes

it_user558099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 1, 2017
I was involved in the installation, which wasn’t so complex. Educating people is more of the problem.
it_user272643 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Quality Assurance at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 23, 2016
Because of the amount of time that you have to invest to maintain it and because it's not simple, not user friendly, I would rate CA Agile Requirements Designer a 5/10.
it_user558567 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead QA Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 8, 2016
The biggest thing for us is the effort required to create the workflows.
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it_user558630 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Test Engineering with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 1, 2016
However, the documentation is not clear regarding best practices, so that could be improved.
it_user602409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 5, 2017
When you have long flows or models, the display can be problematic, as it necessitates zooming in on the GUI and you lose the full display.
it_user631635 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 21, 2017
Adding more connectivity to outside applications and the amount of detail we can export to systems of record could be improved.
it_user716553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Analyst Principal – Activation System Dev at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Aug 9, 2017
It could be quicker to use. Because we do so many things with it, sometimes it takes a long time to create a flow.
it_user778887 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Group Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
They do not have an engine to house test scripts to really pull together the testing pieces of it.
it_user779175 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2017
Everything but the licensing was straightforward. The licensing is extremely complex.
it_user797937 - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jan 7, 2018
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.