[Sigia-l] Wireframe/Prototyping tools (was RE:Intelligent sig ns at Microsoft)

[Donna Timara]

iRise has some unique capability that can solve some real problems of
design and UX teams in many organization. Best thing about this tool
appears to be that they sell a process not just a software (this may
very well be their biggest weakness to take off too). They have a tool
that seemlessly connects User Interface design from end to end, and
connects artifacts of design with deliverables of business
requirements, specifications, engineering and QA. This tool seems to
have something that Rational and Talelogic should be envy about.

But this company seems to be wrongly placed in the market. It looks
like they are positioning this tool for analysts/design folks, but the
fact that nobody can speak about their product at this forum makes me
feel low about their marketing management. Or am I wrong, and has
anybody ever used iRise on this forum?

Ilen Zauzeta-Hall <Ilen at marketlive.com> wrote:
> >> iRise comes up at least once every year. From the archives:
> >> <http://tinyurl.com/9a4d6>
> 
> >> I thought Pradyot Rai had tested it some time ago.
> 
> According to the archives it was steve.schang, and while interesting, not
> the be all end all of the discussion. Let me rephrase and expand my question
> so that thread context is less necessary:
> 
> Are there real replacements or integrators for
> Visio+Illustrator+Excel/insert your favorite amalgamation of tools here?
> We're trying to use Axure for this purpose with limited success.
> 
> iRise looks like it might do this more effectively (less manually) however
> some of our IA folk think its drawing capabilities are too limited (they
> aren't happy with Axure in that regard either, fwiw).
> 
> Have you (anybody) used iRise for WIREFRAMING? What did you think about it
> in that regard?
> Have you used iRise for PROTOTYPING? What did you think about it in that
> regard?
> Have you used any OTHER tools for this purpose? (Aside from the usual
> suspects)
> 
> How do you use tools to assist you in handling requirements traceability in
> your prototyping and/or wireframing work?
> 
> Thank you for your constructive and informative feedback in this regard.
> 
> Suggested alternate topic of conversation: Patterns of dominance behavior in
> online communitites  ;)
> 
> --Ilen