The Use Case Technique: An Overview
Posted by EdmontonPMMay 15
Live Webinar May 20th, 2015 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by : Modern Analyst
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 PhD (LinkedIn profile, @KarlWiegers) Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software process consulting and education company in Portland, Oregon; Karl’s interests include requirements engineering, peer reviews, process improvement, metrics, and project management.
Previously, Karl spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company as a research scientist, software developer, software manager, and software process & quality improvement leader. Karl received a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. Author of numerous bestselling books and hundreds articles on many aspects of software development, management topics, chemistry, and military history,
Karl is also the author of a great Consulting Tips and Tricks blog.
Karl is the author of many books including:
- Software Requirements (3rd Edition) Co-authored with Joy Beatty
- Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools
- Creating a Software Engineering Culture
- Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
- More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice
- Pearls from Sand: How Small Encounters Lead to Powerful Lessons
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