Serena Software's New Visual Design Tool

Serena has launched Serena Prototype Composer, which is a free requirements visualisation tool that allows business analysts to simulate how applications will look and function before developers write a single line of code.

End-users interact with the prototype as if it were the delivered application, confirming requirements with business analysts in real time. Buy-in at the project’s outset ensures the new application is just what the business ordered while controlling development costs.

“Visual models and prototypes can provide a much better blueprint for software applications than a 100-page Word doc that few people ever read,” said René Bonvanie, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, partner programmes, and online services at Serena Software. “With a prototype application, you get a clear view of expected user behaviour. No translation is necessary. Everyone is on the same page before development even begins.”

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