Bizzdesign Horizzon

The typical use case with BiZZdesign HoriZZon  is basically for enterprise architecture and also for business process modeling.

The most valuable features of BiZZdesign HoriZZon  include the diagrammatic representation of BPMN models, which I find good for modeling, and things such as capability maps. It allows for collaboration as if I work on something, someone else can pick up on it too.

Regarding ROI from BiZZdesign HoriZZon, it does what it's supposed to do, mapping capabilities and interacting with users effectively. The benefits are present in the tool, but it's also about user adoption within the company.

There is room for improvement in BiZZdesign HoriZZon. It's quite robust and has good online forums where people discuss it, though maybe the interface can improve, but I don't want to criticize it since I don't have comparisons of other tools. It takes a long time to learn and understand, which is a learning curve you have to go through, but once you know how it works, it's very nice to work with.

My experience with BiZZdesign HoriZZon spans approximately three to four years.

The stability of BiZZdesign HoriZZon rates at a 9 since it's very stable, although we haven't really strained it under very large landscapes that might test big designs.

The scalability of BiZZdesign HoriZZon rates quite highly at a 9 if not a 10, as for our use case with a small team, it was sufficient usage and any additional resources would find it easier to use.

The technical support from the vendor of BiZZdesign HoriZZon has extensive documentation, and I rate it a 9 because we had substantial initial guidance and online forums where people discuss it.

The initial setup of BiZZdesign HoriZZon was straightforward for me because when we got it, it was already set up. I wasn't involved in that portion, and all I had to do was get access and start to work on the tool itself. Once you start using it, you have to really know what you want to achieve, but it's quite a very good tool for business process and enterprise architecture.

I'm talking about several tools on business solution designs, as there are many calls and I've worked with several tools in this area.

I am employed with a company that has a license for BiZZdesign HoriZZon, so you can say a partner or a user, and if you buy the license, you become a partner.

I'm not involved in the pricing of BiZZdesign HoriZZon as it was bought by the organization.

Based on my experience with BiZZdesign HoriZZon, which I rate as 8 out of 10, I definitely recommend it, but I think it would be beneficial if there were opportunities to trial it before purchase, as it is robust and comparable to other tools I've worked with.

I used BiZZdesign HoriZZon  at two organizations. At Manchester Metropolitan University, I used it with a small team for architectural modeling of the student record system. We modeled teams, process objects, and their interactions with applications. We also used it to model a gradual rollout with plateaus showing migration over time. At the BBC, I used it to model software services for publishing content online. I showed key model views to senior stakeholders using Horizon, allowing them to modify and score applications and services.

There's always room for improvement. When I finished using it over a year ago, I discussed implementing C4 notation with BiZZdesign HoriZZon .They've likely done this now, but I haven't seen it. Setting up interactive views for stakeholders to score services was a bit difficult.

I have been using the product quite a lot.

I don't recall any stability issues or bugs. The tool has a fully version-controlled data storage system that saves work continuously.

Scalability is great - it's one of the product's biggest benefits. Multiple team members can simultaneously contribute to the same model without overwriting each other's work.

I didn't contact the tool's technical support for problems, but I did contact them for guidance. They're very open and helpful. I could easily get in touch to ask how to do things, and they'd respond with video calls, screen sharing, and walk-throughs. This was especially useful for scripting functionality, which is powerful but not well-documented. We called them several times for proactive help, not to solve problems retrospectively.

We were customers and bought licenses from them. We used their remote instance initially but upgraded to the on-device version due to lag. For pricing, we paid about £1200 a year per seat for the client installation at an educational rate but that was a long time ago. I'm not sure about commercial rates. I managed to get a free evaluation copy at BBC since it was for evaluation purposes.

It's not easy for anyone to use without training. When we purchased licenses, we bought a week's training. The solution also offers consulting and training services, which is helpful.

I would recommend the tool to others. I currently work for the British government and would love to use it here. I'd happily recommend it to anyone seeking an enterprise architecture tool, particularly those who like using different modeling notations that can interact with each other and for teams that could grow over time.

Key attributes include scalability and a unique feature that offers a window into the models for senior stakeholders without requiring installation on their machines. These are significant benefits of the product.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.