Use Case Development

This three-day workshop provides instruction in the writing, revising and utilization of use cases in software development, reinforcing the training with hands-on experience in use case and scenario design and creation.

The techniques and experiences acquired in this course are useful in any development environment, object-oriented or not, in which use cases play a part.

Audience

Analysts, designers, developers, system testers, and project managers/management involved in software development

Prerequisites

• Previous exposure to use cases helpful, but not required
• Requirements and/or analysis experience helpful, but not required

Course Topics

Day 1

• Workshop Overview
   
• Use Case Essentials
  • What is a use case?
  • What does a use case look like?
  • What purposes do use cases serve?
  • When in a project should use cases appear?
     
• Use Case Diagrams in UML
  • What does a use case diagram look like?
  • How does a use case diagram help organize use cases?
  • When in a project should use case diagrams appear?
  • How is a use case diagram constructed?
     
• Scenarios
  • What is a scenario?
  • What does a scenario look like?
  • How do scenarios relate to use cases?

• Writing The Primary Scenario
  • How are scenarios classified as primary or secondary?
  • What purpose does this classification serve?
  • What techniques are useful when writing primary scenarios?
     
• Use Cases and Requirements
  • How do use cases relate to requirements?
  • Do use cases replace requirements?
  • Can use cases be written without requirements?
     
• Writing Secondary Scenarios
  • How are primary and secondary scenarios related?
  • How are secondary scenarios discovered?
  • What techniques are useful when writing secondary scenarios?
  • How many secondary scenarios should be written?

• Testing and Reviewing Use Cases
  • What information should appear in a use case?
  • How can use cases be verified and validated?
  • What common errors occur in use case development?
     
• Managing Use Case Complexity
  • How can use cases be organized?
  • How many use cases and scenarios should be written?
  • How can use case development be scheduled?
  • What are the benefits and risks of use case development?
     
• Use Cases in Testing
  • How do use cases and scenarios affect software testing?
  • Do use cases provide complete system testing coverage?
  • How are test cases generated from use cases and scenarios?
     
• Workshop Wrap-up