Friday, November 12, 2010

Using images to explain could save software requirements billions, says Deloitte

Use interactive images instead of text to the present that the business software applications could billion pounds, according to consulting firm Deloitte save. Software development be cast by the increased use of tools, business applications in the requirements phase of development, to visualize allow Deloitte said. Request visualization tools can authors code used instead of text, explain, what an application muss.Da text is open to interpretation and ambiguous, with pictures and a system that can create prototypes will overcome communication problems, it claimed.


Visualization tools to create a fully functional simulation software work before coding begins. Sam Roddick, partner in Deloitte's technology integration practice, said, has commissioned a long gap between those in the business and those with developing a technology to the business. "There are always a lot of interpretation and the developer can something that is very different, what had the business in mind, erstellen.Dies applies in particular to the user interface - and where visualization tools really come to the fore,"he said.""


"Visualization tools help to bridge that gap and provide you, with the software developers you be explicit, so know your code has to do." According to iRise Deloitte's request visualization tool provides large enterprises recorded savings of 30% to 50% on the cost of major application development and enterprise-wide implementations, if requirements visualization is properly embedded in their development processes.


Analyst firm Gartner said £ 98 billion was global application development and support costs and £ 6 billion in the United Kingdom in the year 2009.Deloitte, said the misunderstandings, by interpretation arise between 20% and 30% of the total cost may take into account the implementation of a new application. It added that only a fraction of application development and implementation tools are currently using visualization.


Roddick said, "requirements visualization ensures that everyone on the same page is before significant investments made several new service prove that the design of your target audience of needs and expectations, meets before you this is crucial, even the build process to starten.Und demand for attention in the online environment is highly competitive." The iRise tool used by Deloitte has interact a drag-and-drop menu, that business users can use a Web page to erstellen.

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