Use Case Template
Filed Under UML, Template, Document, Process, Development, Software | Posted on October 28, 2007
There is no standard template for documenting detailed use cases. There are a number of competing schemes, and individuals are encouraged to use templates that work for them or the project they are on. Of course, there are many Use Case Templates that are available on the internet, so here’s a listing:
Formal Use Case Template, […]
Understanding various terms in Use Case Modeling
Filed Under Design, Document, Techniques, Terms, Process, Model, Development | Posted on October 28, 2007
There would be few people in the world of software development who would not have heard of Use Case Modeling, but the number of people who know details about a Use Case would be far fewer. So let’s try and see what the various parts of Use Case Modeling are.
A use case is a technique […]
Problems with Use Case Modeling
Filed Under Document, UML, Design, Techniques, Model, Issues, Software | Posted on October 22, 2007
There can be many problems in the approach of utilizing the Use Case Approach. You could have limitations of the actual process, or you can have people with not enough expertise in to do it, and messing up the whole thing. So, it is good to get an idea of the limitations of Use Case […]
Benefits of Use Case Modeling
Filed Under Document, UML, Benefits, Design, Techniques, Development, Model, Software | Posted on October 22, 2007
Use Case Modeling takes effort and time, and requires a certain degree of expertise. Why do we do Use Case Modeling then ? What are the benefits of such an approach ?
Use cases are an effective technique for capturing and communicating functional requirements. Use cases provide some very clear benefits to the Analysis Phase.
- One […]
What is Use Case Modeling ?
Filed Under Design, Document, UML, Terms, Model, Development, Process, Software | Posted on October 22, 2007
What are Use Cases and what is Use Case Modeling ?
A use case is a technique used in software and systems engineering to capture the functional requirements of a system. Use cases describe the interaction between a primary actor—the initiator of the interaction—and the system itself, represented as a sequence of simple steps. A Use […]
Software Requirement Specification (SRS) template
Filed Under Document, Requirements, SDLC, Process, Development, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
Given the importance of capturing the Requirement specifications in a well documented way, the document itself should be very well drafted. The sections in it must closely map to the needs, and yet the overall document must not be very process heavy. It should make sense to the stakeholders, and yet capture all the relevant […]
Problems faced in the stage of Requirements Analysis
Filed Under Document, Requirements, Issues, SDLC, Development, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
For a process that is so critical to the success of a software project, you would be surprised at the number of problems that can happen during the requirements gathering and analysis process. This must be the reason why Requirements Analysis is called the ‘make-or-break’ step of any project.
* Users don’t understand what they want […]
Requirements Analysis Process
Filed Under Requirements, Document, Process, Development, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
There is a lot of talk about how Requirements Analysis should be thorough, capture all the user requirements (including from ‘real’ users), and if possible, the requirements analysis process should ideally be part of an iterative loop so that there are no requirements that are missed out (given that in the normal waterfall model, there […]
Details about Requiements Analysis
Filed Under Terms, Document, Model, SDLC, Development, Process, Software | Posted on October 17, 2007
What is Requirements Analysis ?
Requirements are a description of how a system should behave or a description of system properties or attributes. It can alternatively be a statement of ‘what’ an application is expected to do. Requirements drive almost every activity, task, and deliverable in a software development project. Requirements must be actionable, measurable, testable, […]
Problems in trying to implement coding standards
Filed Under Standards, Coding, Document, Process, Software | Posted on October 13, 2007
Coding standards sound like the best thing possible; they help in getting uniformity, they enable easy transition, they promote easy code review and preparation of documents such as SDK’s, and so on. So why would you not be able to get coding standards implemented across development teams ?
Mostly it is due to individuality. Most developers […]
