The Use Case Technique: An Overview
Posted by EdmontonPMJan 22
Live Webinar Jan 29th, 2014 – 11:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by : Modern Analyst
NOTE: We have listed this as a Category B but the provider has stated that this session is ** Eligible for PDUs, CDUs. ** This most likely will be a category A presentation presented by Diversified Business Communications (Rep #1811 – parent company). More Information will be available will be available at the end of the session.
Use cases are an effective and widely used technique for eliciting software requirements.
The use-case approach focuses on the goals that users have with a system, rather than emphasizing system functionality. This webinar presents an overview of the use-case approach to requirements elicitation in a practical and straightforward fashion.
Topics covered include:
- Where use cases fit into the requirements development process
- Types of projects for which use cases are and are not well suited
- User classes and actors
- Scenarios and use cases
- Components of a use case
- Use case diagrams
- Deriving functional requirements from use cases
Presenter : Karl E. Wiegers (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant Process Impact has provided training and consulting services worldwide on many aspects of software development, management and process improvement.
Karl is the author of many books including:
- Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Best Practices)
- Creating a Software Engineering Culture,
- Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
- Software Requirements
- More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice
PDU Category B (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope
- 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
- 5.2 Collect Requirements
- 5.3 Define Scope
- 5.5 Validate Scope
- 5.6 Control Scope
As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’
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