We primarily use BiZZdesign to get a clear overview of our enterprise architecture, especially when dealing with multiple departments. It helps us centralize data, acting as our central source of truth. With BiZZdesign, we establish connections between different architectural elements, making it easy to gain insights. For example, we can assess resource usage in departments like HR and finance, understand application costs, and find interdependencies. We also align department capabilities with our overall architecture, from business to technology levels, occasionally diving into infrastructure details. This helps us make informed decisions and optimize our processes effectively.
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End to End Product for the Architects
What do you like best about the product?
The thing that i like most about the tool is it provides end to end tools for creating architecture and design diagrams
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface is a bit slow, it should be easy flowing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me create E2E Architecture and Design diagrams. Instead of using multiple online tools, I can use a single application for everything
Very powerful tool for Enterprise Architecture design
What do you like best about the product?
Seamless platform for creating a blueprint of enterprise architecture. BiZZdesign HoriZZon has some of the best capabilities when it comes to design of data, system and business architecture where all the industry standards (BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate, etc.) are followed.
Real time publishing of content from design to live environment is very smooth, the tool is quite customizable - allows creation of certain scripts that enables users and allows to visualize how a strategy can be translated to execution. It has some of the most of the most useful features to design capabilities, customer journeys, motivation models, integrations with other applications and can be real beneficial for organizations.
Real time publishing of content from design to live environment is very smooth, the tool is quite customizable - allows creation of certain scripts that enables users and allows to visualize how a strategy can be translated to execution. It has some of the most of the most useful features to design capabilities, customer journeys, motivation models, integrations with other applications and can be real beneficial for organizations.
What do you dislike about the product?
I feel there is a steep learning curve for end users where the usage of tool is not straight forward. While there are few trainings available, these are not quite direct and cannot be used directly.
The tool does not offer features to review quality of models generated which poses a risk for creating bad models which in turn defeats the purpose of visualizing the organization.
The tool does not offer features to review quality of models generated which poses a risk for creating bad models which in turn defeats the purpose of visualizing the organization.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
1. Foundation for businesses on their process transformation journeys by visualizing the As-Is, identification of gaps and paving for To-Be design. BiZZdesign metamodel can be customized to include those components where business wants to spend most of their time and help generate insights
2. Capability based thinking by identifying the differences between What is needed vs How it is carried out leading to synergies
3. Master for statistical data by allowing integrations between tools and BiZZdesign acting as master
4. Application portfolio assessment and consolidation leading to possible savings
5. Single source of truth where design is either not available or available in different formats
2. Capability based thinking by identifying the differences between What is needed vs How it is carried out leading to synergies
3. Master for statistical data by allowing integrations between tools and BiZZdesign acting as master
4. Application portfolio assessment and consolidation leading to possible savings
5. Single source of truth where design is either not available or available in different formats
One of the best Enterprise Architecture tool out there
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of navigation and clear segreagation of different archimate and BPMN objects.
Ability to create E2E connected views to easily visualize business architecture.
Ability to create E2E connected views to easily visualize business architecture.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like to see the Version control feature to be able to track different versions/iterations and revert to an older version
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The ability to generate single source of truth and to be able to collaborate with different architectural (Data Architects, Solution Architect, Enterprise architect) and business teams (Process owners, SME, business architects etc.) is the best feature BiZZdesign provides and serves multiple purposes like knowledge management, process landscape maturity assessment, application portfolio management, capability based planning etc.
I have had some mixed feelings about BizzDesign, leaning more towards the positive side though.
What do you like best about the product?
Helpful team that responds promptly and is eager to work closely with us to resolve issues and enhance our experience. It also caters for organisations to fully create their own views / navigation - we have used that to create a full Business Process Library that they whole company can use.
What do you dislike about the product?
The copy & paste functions are limited, so it takes very long to do simple simulations or versions of a process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Understanding, documenting and tracking the business processes within the organisation.
functional platform
What do you like best about the product?
Decent functionality that is usefull,
Good bredth of modelling capabilities,
Good bredth of modelling capabilities,
What do you dislike about the product?
not the most intuitive in terms of application - but user documentation is very good
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mapping of roles, application and processes.
Nice Diagraming tool
What do you like best about the product?
Online availability and shareable amongst the team.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not as smooth as using MS visio- can be better
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Team share; standardization ; repository maintainence
Helps to get a clear overview of our enterprise architecture, especially when dealing with multiple departments
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of BiZZdesign HoriZZon, from my experience, include its out-of-the-box connectors, such as integration with ServiceNow, Excel, and SQL databases, making data repository management more efficient. It adheres to the ArchiMate 3.0 standard, enabling the creation of globally understandable enterprise-level architectures. Additionally, the HoriZZon dashboards are beneficial for higher management, offering quick access to key architectural insights, and they automatically handle dependencies, enhancing overall usability and capabilities.
What needs improvement?
One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs. While the platform offers REST APIs, they have limitations when it comes to retrieving and exporting data. Obtaining detailed information at the individual application or component level, including IDs, costs, and deployment-related data, can be challenging through these APIs. This limitation makes it difficult to smoothly export such granular data. I have raised this issue with the BiZZdesign team, and they expressed interest in addressing it, but I'm not aware of the current status of this improvement effort. Nonetheless, improving the usability and flexibility of the REST APIs for data extraction is an area that could enhance the platform's capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using BiZZdesign HoriZZon for three and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
BiZZdesign HoriZZon is a highly stable product and I have used it for an extended period without encountering significant issues. It stands favorably in comparison to other leading enterprise architecture tools in the market, making it a valuable and reliable choice.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a fairly scalable product. In our organization, the usage of BiZZdesign HoriZZon is divided into two main user categories. There are the "designers," who actively work with the tool, and their number is relatively small, ranging from around 15 to 20, with a maximum of 50 in certain cases. However, there are also "viewer" users, including architects, product owners, and managers, who need to access and review the architecture information. The number of viewer licenses is considerably higher, with nearly all architects and product owners having access. This distribution is influenced by licensing and cost considerations, with a focus on keeping the number of designer licenses lower.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is excellent.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is quite simple but time-consuming.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is on the expensive side.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We chose BiZZdesign HoriZZon over other options because it adheres to global standards, boasts a user-friendly interface, offers seamless connectivity with tools like ServiceNow and SQL databases, provides excellent visual features like Gantt charts, and excels in managing dependencies. These qualities were seen as significant advantages from a business standpoint, leading to our decision to go with HoriZZon.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to new users would be to start by clearly defining your objectives when using BiZZdesign HoriZZon. While it offers a range of capabilities, including business process modeling and VPN, it excels in enterprise architecture. If your main focus is enterprise architecture, HoriZZon is an excellent choice. However, if you need specialized tools for specific tasks, ensure they integrate well with HoriZZon. So, begin with a clear understanding of your goals, and if enterprise architecture is your primary need, HoriZZon is a standout option. I would rate BiZZdesign HoriZZon as an eight, possibly an eight-plus, on a scale of one to ten. The reason for not giving it a perfect ten is the need for stronger support for REST APIs, which is vital in today's IT landscape.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Does most of what I need
What do you like best about the product?
The design tools are top-notch. I worked for a company years ago that was then dubbed a meta-CASE tool. I appreciate the work that has gone into this product. Most of the operations I need to perform are intuitive and remind me of my own efforts "back in the day" to facilitate architecture and design. I also appreciate the documentation and how it funnels my actions in the "right" direction. The scripting language is a big plus. For those looking to automate and provide prescriptive guidance in how to use the product in the organization, this is empowering.
What do you dislike about the product?
The organization has decided to use a single workspace that spans the entire enterprise. This actually makes sense to me, but at this scale there are some features that make this a smooth process lacking. 1) Committing to the repository does not allow for partial commits. If I make an accidental change across mutliple models when thinking "locally", I must rollback everything. This can be time consuming to reproduce my intent. Some of this may be a failure of the organization's use of the security model, but I believe some granularity could be added to the commit, particularly because commits are hierarchical and based on a graph. This would mirror practices by wide-spread development source control tools such as git. 2) Copying elements across models could be more accommodating. When referring to a model element via copy/paste, it would be nice to not have the "paste" paste all the child elements of a composition. That forces the user to do the copy, and then remove the relationships unnecessary to the local context, which, on a canvas, can be tedious. 3) At the scale of this organization, the performance issues can sometimes be detrimental.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
From my point of view, solution architecture and how to aligng it to business architecture, enterprise architecture, how to target the operating environment, and, most importantly, how to align it to data architecture.
All in one Tool
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about Bizz Design is it provides all the modules like UML, Archimate, Database modeling all in one place
What do you dislike about the product?
User Interface needs to be improved. The dragging of items must be easy to use
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to create Architecture diagrams using the tool
Great tool for modelling architecture
What do you like best about the product?
Very powerful and good implementation of standard metamodels - can produce from quality views and analysis.
Customer support is very responsive.
Customer support is very responsive.
What do you dislike about the product?
Steep learning curve, although that's true of most architecture tools.
Documentation of the scripting language is very poor.
Documentation of the scripting language is very poor.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Creating stakeholder views and roadmaps
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