PROTOTYPE COMPOSER FAQs
What is agile application prototyping?
The world of application development is changing. Agile development methodologies encourage faster development cycles and close cooperation with business stakeholders. Old methods of gathering and managing requirements simply aren’t effective.
Agile application prototyping makes it possible to gather requirements in a new way. Instead of relying on static text documents, agile application prototyping allows business analysts to simulate application functionality and design before any code is ever written. Instead of deciphering seemingly endless text documents, end-users interact with the prototype as if it were the final application—confirming requirements and suggesting changes in real time.
Why is this free?
We understand that seeing a product like this offered for free may come as a shock. Similar products cost hundreds or thousands of dollars per user. Here’s the way we see it. We want to make it as simple (and inexpensive) as possible for you to define business applications. When it comes time to turn your prototypes into applications, we hope you’ll take a look at our industry-leading Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) and Business Mashup solutions.
We take this same approach with other product lines as well. If you haven’t checked out Mashup Composer—a visual design environment for creating and deploying process-driven Business Mashups (or composite applications)—you should. Both Mashup Composer and Prototype Composer are completely free.
Who should use Serena Prototype Composer
Prototype Composer is designed for:
- Business Analysts
- Business Consultants
- Project Managers
- Product Managers
- User Experience Developers
- Product architects
and other business-focused people that are involved in dreaming up or defining business applications.
How do I get support?
Free community-based support is available on Serena Connect
Phone-based support is also available. Call a Serena representative for more information. Find your local Sales number here.
How can I get started?
It’s simple. Just download and install Prototype Composer. The product includes a full sample application, so you can learn best practices for building a prototype. If you have question, suggestions, or just want to connect with other Prototype Composer users, log on to our Prototype Composer Support Forum.