Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is a comprehensive modeling environment with collaborative tools to optimize business processes, prototype and simulate systems, document business rules, model and trace requirements, as well as simplify software design. Enterprise Architect is a scalable integration solution within a single platform - model, design, trace, construct, test, deploy and manage your software, business and systems development across the entire enterprise.
Create and view requirements as elements directly within the Enterprise Architect model and record essential information including status, difficulty, priority, description, functional vs. non-functional, and more. Add custom properties to record and measure project-specific data such as estimated cost and stakeholders sign-off.
Model inter-relationships and dependencies with automated element numbering and use color to indicate the status of each element. Elements can also be viewed and added in a hierarchical table format.
Enterprise Architect is distinguished among UML tools by its built-in requirements management capabilities. Being able to create requirements directly in the model allows you to maximize traceability and connectivity with downstream processes.
Identify and document relationships in a tabular format with the relationship matrix, then use the traceability window to analyze the impact of change. Record continuous changes to the requirements model using auditing, which allowing you to critically inspect every change.
Use base-lining in Enterprise Architect to take a snapshot of your project at a moment in time. Then compare this snapshot to the latest version of the model, to identify and roll-back individual changes to a prior state, as required.
Define a hierarchical requirements model and Use Cases, then automatically create downstream artifacts using the Structured Scenarios editor. Artifacts available for generation include sequence diagrams, test cases, activity diagrams and much more - giving your data added scope and depth.
Capture and utilize valuable business logic using Business Rules and Business Process Models with BPMN. Help validate user interface requirements and secure stakeholder buy-in using mock-ups with Enterprise Architect’s Win32 User Interface tools.
Create presentation-ready reports with built-in RTF, HTML and PDF documentation. You can report on an entire project, selected parts of the model, or group packages as you like.
Manage projects and coordinate resources using Model Mail, Team Review, Gantt Charts and Gap Analysis. Sparx Systems also offers a free, read only version – so that customers and stakeholders can observe the progress of their projects.
When communicating complex technical concepts, simplify diagram interpretation by selecting alternative images for model elements. Enterprise Architect’s project glossary, provides an in-place explanation, to help promote a shared understanding of project terminology.
Import requirements from external CSV files as well as 3rd party tools, also drag and drop requirements directly from written documents into Enterprise Architect to automatically create requirement elements. Link documents from model elements, to incorporate written requirements and user stories.
