New or enhanced customer facing portals often translate to increased revenue opportunities. Unfortunately, paper-based specifications are hard to understand for business people and without expensive coded prototypes, there’s no way to test new portals with consumers before they’re built.

Getting consensus on business needs takes much longer than expected, delaying the project. Rework and change orders later in the process not only delay the project further, but add to cost overruns. Business plans and revenue opportunities are put at risk due to these delays.

Use iRise to visualize the portal early in the process. A rapid, iterative definition cycle with business and technical stakeholders leads to faster agreement on what to build. The same visualization can be used to quickly test new interfaces directly with customers, moving the usability function to the front of the process. Rework and change orders are eliminated because everyone has fully experienced the application before it’s built. Revenue opportunities are accelerated and business plans are exceeded.