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Developing Robust Requirements
via Use Cases
(3 days)

Course Goals

bulletLearn how to identify use cases which capture the salient system needs of an organization, process, or enterprise.
bulletLearn how to develop models of the systems and practices which can meet those needs.
bulletLearn how to use scenarios and role-playing to test the ability of the models to meet the needs identified by the use cases.
bulletLearn how to use techniques derived from object-oriention to facilitate the transformation of the models into systems.
bulletLearn how to use role modeling to separate turf issues from the needs of the enterprise and to provide a robust framework which will remain responsive to changing needs.
bulletLearn how these techniques can be used to understand and achieve commitment for the organizational changes and support systems required in order for the system realize its goals.

Description

This 3-day course will teach you domain analysis techniques to gather, understand, document and achieve agreement on system requirements. Using examples from their own experience, participants will learn to

bulletidentify use cases -- the simple statements of events which trigger a process, the conditions and circumstances in effect when the trigger occurs, and the expected outcome (goal).
bulletuse brainstorming and role-playing to build models based on the roles, responsibilities and collaborations involved in both the human and machine-based parts of the system under analysis.
bulletdevelop scenarios which reflect the behavior of the system when presented with the use cases.
bulletidentify additional use cases to challenge portions of the model which might not yet meet the needs of the organization.
bulletiterate, by refining the model and updating the resulting scenarios.
bulletstop, when sufficient detail has been captured to allow the parties responsible for implementing the model to agree on their responsibilities and proceed with development.

Topics

bulletIntroduction to use cases
bulletIntroduction to scenarios
bulletModeling roles, responsibilities and collaborations.
bulletUsing models to identify stakeholders and involve the right people in each meeting.
bulletStakeholder roles and achieving buy-in
bulletDocumenting use cases, scenarios and models
bulletIntroducing these techniques in your organization
bulletI3 -- Iterative, Incremental, Integrative application of these techniques

Audience

IS managers, business process analysts, change agents, system analysts and designers, information modelers, and project leaders involved in complex IS projects.

Prerequisites

bulletResponsibility for a significant portion of a complex IS-related endeavor
bulletFrustration with the instabilty, lack of timely convergence and inflexibility of conventional system analysis and development techniques in corporate environments.
 

 

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