Writing Effective Use Cases

Alistair Cockburn

270 pages, parution le 01/09/2000

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Résumé

Writing use cases as a means of capturing the behavioral requirements of software systems and business processes is a practice that is quickly gaining populàrity. Use cases provide a beneficial means of project planning because they clearly show how people will ultimately use the systern being designed. On the surface, use cases appear to be a straightforward and simple concept. Faced with the task of writing a set of use cases, however, practitioners must ask: "How exactly am 1 supposed to write use cases" Because use cases are essentially prose essays, this question is not easily answered, and as a result, the task can become formidable.

In Writing Effective Use Cases, object technology expert Alîstair Cockburn presents an up-to-date, practical guide to use case writing. The author borrows from his extensive experience in this realm, and expands on the classic treatments of use cases to provide software developers with a "nuts-andbolts" tutorial for writing use cases. The book thoroughly covers introductory, intermediate, and advanced concepts, and is, therefore, appropriate for all knowledge levels. Illustrative writing examples of both good and bad use cases reinforce the author's instructions. In addition, the book contains helpful learning exercises-with answers-to illuminate the most important points.

Highlights of the book include:

A thorough discussion of the key elements of use cases-actors, stakeholders, design scope, scenarios, and more
A use case style guide with action steps and suggested formats
An extensive list of time-saving use case writing tips
A helpful presentation of use case templates, with commentary on when and where they should be employed
A proven methodology for taking advantage of use cases

With this book as your guide, you will learn the essential elements of use case writing, improve your use case writing skills, and be well on your way to employing use cases effectively for your next development project.

L'auteur - Alistair Cockburn

Alistair Cockburn a plus de vingt ans d'expérience comme responsable grands projets informatiques dans les domaines de l'assurance, de la grande distribution et du commerce électronique. Expert reconnu en matière de cas d'utilisation, il est également l'auteur de Surviving Object-Oriented Projects (Addison-Wesley, 1998).

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Sommaire

Part I The use case body parts
- The Use Case as a Contract for Behavior
- Scope
- Stakeholders and Actors
- Three Named Goal Levels
- Preconditions, Triggers, and Guarantees
- Scenarios and Steps
- Extensions
- Technology and Data Variations
- Linking Use Cases
- Use Case Formats
Part II Frequently discussed topics
- When Are We Done
- Scaling Up to Many Use Cases
- CRUD and Parameterized Use Cases
- Business Process Modeling
- The Missing Requirements
- Use Cases in the Overall Process
- Use Case Briefs and Extreme Programming
- Mistakes Fixed
Part III Reminders for the busy
- Reminders for Each Use Case
- Reminders for the Use Case Set
- Reminders for Working on the Use Cases

Appendix A Use Cases in UML
Appendix B Answers to (Some) Exercises
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Readings

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	Alistair Cockburn
Parution	01/09/2000
Nb. de pages	270
Format	18,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	379g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780201702255
ISBN13	978-0-201-70225-5