Use Case Model
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Use Case Model
is a model of what the system is supposed to do and the system environment. It captures both
Functional Requirements
and
Non Functional Requirements
.
More formally, a
Use Case Model
is one or more
Use Case Diagram
s and supporting documentation describing the actors,
Use Case
s, and the relationships between them for the system.
Use Case Model
s describe
Functional Requirements
and
Behavioral Requirements
The
Use Case Model
is developed for the users and the customers by the analysts.
Since the use case model embodies the
Functional Requirements
and
Behavioral Requirements
, it can serve as a
de-facto
contract between the customer and the developers. Among other things:
Customers approve the use-case model. The model is also useful whenever discussing the system with the customer.
Software architects and designers use the use-case model to get a system overview and use it as a basis for their work.
Testers use the use-case model to plan testing (ie to verify that the system satisfies all the scenarios in the
Use Cases
.
Future developers use the use-case model to understand how the existing version works (imagine that!).
Documentation writers use the use cases as a basis for writing the system's user guides
See
Use Cases
Category Modeling
,
Category Project Management
,
Category Use Case
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( Topic last updated: 1999.08.22 01:33:21 AM )