Software AG

Alfabet

Composite Score

6.4 /10

CX Score

6.3 /10

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What is Alfabet?

Software AG's Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management Platform provides a collaborative platform for aligning the IT landscape with the business to guide competitive transformation. Alfabet offers a comprehensive solution for enterprise architecture management (EAM) and strategic IT planning and portfolio management (SPM). It comes in two editions – Alfabet Enterprise and Alfabet Fastlane – to let you decide which option best fits your needs based on budget, portfolio management maturity, program goals and stakeholders.

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Alfabet Ratings

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79 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

87 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

69 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+73 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Alfabet?

7% Negative

18% Neutral

75% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Respectful
Effective Service
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 73

Analytics and Reporting

Repository Management

Data Visualization GIS

Project Management

Collaboration

Process Architecture

Performance Management

Risk and Fraud Assessment

Software Distribution

PCI and EMV Compatible

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 73

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Alfabet Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Shipping
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

Great for planning & tracking product lifecycles.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation

Vivian C.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

Good with proper configuration and org. alignment

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates Alfabet from other similar products?

Enable enterprise collaboration to reaching out business organizations to provide input, which could be a good way to mobilizing the enterprise with strategized organizational alignment, coaching, and training.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Enable every business units to provide their business processes

What do you dislike most about this product?

Mandate "common semantics" be utilized from every organizations' business architecture/processes should be the precursor.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Enable two ways communication, for the EA/Domain Data Stewards/business process owners to communicate effectively, promote common semantics to be utilized across the enterprise (in both data architecture, business architecture, and all layers in TOGAF).

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Less Reliable
Less Performance Enhancing
Under Delivered

John K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

SAG Alfabet when you need to get EA done right

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Alfabet from other similar products?

Alfabet has all of the capabilities and feature an EA team will need. I have done many product reviews and demos of the other products and they are all chasing Alfabet. They ability to see a top-down view of the capabilities to business process through technology is unique to this product. Lastly the ability to quickly modify the front end to fit a particular role in the organization is unprecedented.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use to quickly see all of the components that make up a business capability. This viewpoint provides that high-level look that will persuade executives to the right strategic tenet and fund the projects that move the architecture to serve the business better.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think that the UX needs more drag and drop functionality. There should also be a more UX version of integration as well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Here are my recommendations 1. Like all things EA make sure that you have executive buy in 2. Make the tool available to solution architects, system admins and business people this ensures that the information become their information not just EA information imposed on them. 3. Continuous measurable improvement. Budget for constant modification and updates to feature and functionalities that you release to the organization. 4. Implement a governance process on the data/information as well as the features so that larger aspects of EA, SDLC, Change management aspects can move forward be more integrated

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

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Alfabet Ratings

79 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

87 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

69 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+73 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Repository Management Includes storage, access control, and locking of files.

Data Visualization GIS Thematic visualization with the ability to change views, including color, pattern/icon, dot-density, chart, scaled-symbol, and 3D prism themes

Project Management Includes support for elements of individual project management such as phase, task, resource, duration and budget, with Gantt and WBS views.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Process Architecture Includes business process, policy, procedure, and project reviews.

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Risk and Fraud Assessment Includes the ability to document, mitigate, and respond to project risk conditions across the portfolio and detect instances of potential fraudulent claims.

Software Distribution Includes electronic data interchange, document management, and financial reporting and analysis.

PCI and EMV Compatible Includes system monitoring, remote access control, security alarms, and sensors.

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Alfabet Reviews

Great for planning & tracking product lifecycles.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vivian C.

Good with proper configuration and org. alignment

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

John K.

SAG Alfabet when you need to get EA done right

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

2
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

Repository Management

Data Visualization GIS

Project Management

Collaboration

Process Architecture

Performance Management

Risk and Fraud Assessment

Software Distribution

PCI and EMV Compatible

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness