SWE 3633 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Use Case Diagram
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A scenario is an interaction between a product and particular individuals. Help envision how a product can be used. An event list is a list of all internal and external events to which the product must respond. Invent use cases to handle each event in the list; add it to the diagram. Consider each use case and determine its actors; add them to the diagram. A use case brief is a short description of a use case. An actor brief is a short description of an actor. Usually only one or two sentences or phrases. At least one actor associated with each use case. At least one use case associated with each actor. Achieve a stakeholder"s goal in a use case. Make use cases that can be finished in a single session. Make use cases of uniform size and complexity. Draw use case diagrams on one page. Organize use cases by actor, problem domain categories, or solution categories.