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| Writing Effective Use Cases
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Edition: 1st
Author: Alistair Cockburn
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Release Date: 2000-01-15
ISBN-10: 0201702258
ISBN-13: 0785342702255
List Price: $49.99
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(Pearson Education) An up-to-date guide to writing use cases, expanding on the classic treatments into intermediate and advanced concepts, making this guide appropriate for all skill levels. Softcover. DLC: Application software--Development.
Great for "first timer use case developers"
| Customer Rating:  | I purchased this book after getting a consultant job in which I had to develop use-cases for the project I was involved in. Having never worked with them before, I found this book to be very helpful and by reading through it, I was able to create use-cases that were relevant and user-friendly.
I'd recommend it to others. |
Working Effectively with Use Cases
| Customer Rating: | Without use cases there are simply to few techniques available to analyze complex products. There has been a push to write complex mega-user stories in place of use cases but in my experience this is simple a replacement in words from use case to story. Working effectively with Use Cases is the heart of the matter and we must learn to transcend simple mechanistic methods to achieve break through results.
Both Stories and www.writingeffectiveusecases.com have a place in product development. Also, both are close cousins but each has a distinct strength. How do we balance the tension between performing complex analysis and understanding what users want, while driving the team in small increments of work?
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Cheers
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Very Easy to Understand
| Customer Rating: | | This book was recommended to me by a friend and former co-worker. Cockburn really seems to care about uses cases and has been a voice on the subject for some time. The entire field seems to be a bit confused, and the standards are vague at best. Cockburn does a decent job of helping the reader to understand the issues at hand and alerting the reader of what to look out for. It is still however, just another book about use cases and not the use case "bible" I was looking for. A book well worth reading nonetheless. |
If only all books were as clear as this one!!!
| Customer Rating: | This is a great book for anyone involved in software development. Use cases are not only a great tool for designers they are a great tool for anybody involved in the development process.
The book has three main sections:
Part I: The Use Case Body Parts
This section dissects every piece of the Use Cases. He does so in such a manner that it all makes sense. Each and every section is well explained. This is not as common as it should be in technical books.
Note: There are some exercises at the end of each chapter.
Part II: Frequently Discussed Topics
It's often that one reads a technical book about a specific topic and one is left asking, "What next?" This is that section that's missing from most books. It provides valuable information on where Use Cases belong in the process, how to scale, and other topics similar to these.
Part III: Reminders for the Busy
Just in case you forget everything you read... this section provides an excellent refresher as well as additional tips for better Use Cases
Appendices:
There are answers to the exercises, glossary, suggested readings, and an explanation of UML treatment of Use Cases. Cockburn is not found of the way people try to use UML Use Cases. He does mention this before but doesn't get off course trying to explain why he doesn't until this appendix.
All in all, this is a great book that should be on your bookshelf. |
Good Investment
| Customer Rating: | Alistair Cockburn has a gift for writing. His explanations are very easy to follow and the writing style makes it seem like you are reading novel. I tried a number of books on use cases and this is by far the best. It contains a number of different styles. I used this book as a basis for developing standards for the company I work for.
I haven't seen any other book on Use Cases that is as comprehensive. Even the authors of UML don't do Use Cases any justice! |
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