Use Case Modeling

Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series

by Kurt Bittner, Ian Spence

In this new book, the authors allow you to benefit from their considerable experience making use cases work well in a number of different environments. With the advice, tips, and tricks presented herein, the reader will be further along the path to understanding and exploiting the power of use cases, and ultimately constructing better applications. In writing this book, the authors have worked closely with use case founder Ivar Jacobson, and the book is unique in that it presents a Rational Software Corporation-centric examination of this topic. For Sale in Indian subcontinent only Special Features: A guide to building upon existing requirements-gathering skills and better leveraging the significant power of use cases. A ready reference for the use case practitioner. Reviews the fundamentals of use cases, and then explores the details of writing better use cases. Based on real-world issues, and how project teams overcame them. Table Of Contents: Part I: Getting Started with use Case-Modeling A Brief Introduction to Use-Case Modeling. Fundamentals of Use Case Modeling. Establishing the Vision. Finding Actors and Use Cases. Getting Started With A Use Case Modeling Workshop. The Lifecycle of a Use Case. Part II: Writing and Reviewing Use-Case Descriptions The Structure and Contents of a Use Case. Writing Use-Case Descriptions: An Overview. Writing Use-Case Descriptions: Revisited. Here There Be Dragons. Reviewing Use Cases. Wrapping-Up.

Genres: Business, Technology, Software

368 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2002