Reading

Excerpt from Writing Effective Use Cases (Cockburn, 2001)

Objectives

  1. Understand the concept and components of a Use Case.
  2. Write a Use Case.
  3. Practice eliciting requirements with interviews and prototypes.

Notes

Read using the following as a guide:

  1. Understand the concept and components of a Use Case.
    • Define the concepts of Scope, Primary Actor, and Level
    • Define the following parts of a Use Case:
      • Actor
      • Stakeholder
      • Primary Actor
      • Use Case
      • Scope
      • Precondition
      • Postcondition
      • Main Success Scenario
      • Extensions
  2. Write a Use Case.
    • Carefully review the three examples from the reading.
  3. Practice eliciting requirements with interviews and prototypes.
    • Review Requirements Elicitation Techniques from section 4.3.1.1, pp 101-102 in Sommerville.

Resources

Overview of Use Cases