Use Case Modeling

By: Ian Buchanan

Abstract: This tutorial starts with the basics of Use Case analysis and demonstrates text and visual techniques to help elicit rich and thorough requirements, as well as providing a starting point for application architecture. Through a series of exercises, the tutorial gives participants a chance to think through the techniques and understand how Borland tools can help. This tutorial is appropriate for anyone involved in requirements elicitation and the begining of application design.

In the role of senior solution architect, Ian Buchanan evangelizes Borland Together products and applies over a decade of experience in IT to helping Borland's largest customers adopt OOA/OOD, UML modeling, software quality assurance, and other best practices in software development. Ian has delivered consulting, mentoring, and training for teams using C++, Java/J2EE, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Ian is an advocate of agile methodologies and generative software development approaches such as OMG's MDA.

ian.buchanan@borland.com