Axure RP Review

The Value Of Prototyping In Software Development

Axure RP is built by a company who understands the value of prototyping when it comes to creating and evaluating applications and solutions. Having the ability to create prototypes, wireframes, and diagrams makes it easy for users to iterate on the applications they are building. Also, this helps them ensure that their applications are in line with business goals and requirements. Creating prototypes reduces the costs associated with software project failures. This is because, through prototypes, clients and stakeholders can quickly identify design flaws and application issues at an early stage, helping users avoid shipping applications and solutions that are problematic and don’t comply with the required and expected specifications.

Easily Create Prototypes, Wireframes, And Diagrams

With Axure RP, creating prototypes and diagrams of applications and solutions is a breeze. To build mockups, wireframes, diagrams, and flowcharts; they simply need to drag and drop elements from its built-in libraries.They can also use their own library of elements. After they drag and drop elements, they can then customize them using fills, gradients, line styles, and text formatting.

Documentation Features

The prototyping and wireframing software allows users to include documentation in their prototypes and diagrams. Thus, they will be able to annotate on their prototypes and diagrams to point out what elements and functionalities comprise the applications and how they work. This enables them to generate and store project information, as well as keep track of all tasks involved in the project. Interestingly, they can organize their notes for different audiences, making it convenient  for viewers and stakeholders to interact with their prototypes and diagrams

Share Projects And Gather Feedback

Axure RP enables users to easily share prototypes and diagrams of their applications. They can upload them to Axure Share, a free hosted service used for publishing Axure RP projects and provides a venue for testers and stakeholders to send feedback and make discussions. The prototypes and diagrams they are sharing can also be accessed from iOS and Android devices through the aid of Axure Share’s mobile app.

Set Up Team Projects For Collaboration

Summing it up, Axure RP simplifies the process of collecting feedback and collaborating on prototypes and diagrams. Users will be able to set up team projects within Axure Share so they can work with colleagues and stakeholders on the same Axure RP files at the same time. The team project feature of Axure RP permits users to send  their prototypes, diagrams, and other assets to a centralized repository called “team directory.”

This feature uses a check in and check out system, which means users can send assets (check in) to the team directory so others can evaluate them and give feedback. When they need to make changes to these assets, they can remove them (check out) from the team directory and do the suggested modifications or necessary editing. Then, they can send them back to the team directory, permitting others to see the updated versions of the assets. In addition, as they check in and check out Axure RP files and assets, they will be able to preserve previous copies or versions of such assets and track the changes easily.