Advantage and Disadvantage of CASE Tool

Advantage :-

1 . CASE tool improved speed and reduce the time needed to complete a particular software                     development task.

2 . Development of DFD , Gantt chart, PERT chart can be very tedious if done manually. CASE tools       take away most of such drudges.

3 . When procedures are coded by a CASE tools they give a consistent look.

4 . In addition to the enforcement of consistence tools, CASE tools can also ensure completeness.

5 . Use of CASE tools increases the likelihood of meeting user requirements.

6 . One major advantage of CASE tools is that it facilitates prototype.

Disadvantage :-

1 . There is no standardization yet among the different CASE tools available in the market.

2 . CASE tools generally used diagram to represent the modeling and reporting of analysis and                 development work.

3 . Case tool have a limited scope.

4 . A bad analysts or designer  can never become a good analysts or designer by just using a                    sophisticated  CASE  tool .