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Software Requirements with Use Cases

Software Requirements with Use Cases

Use cases are a popular technique for gathering, analysing and managing software requirements. This course provides an approach to producing software requirements using use cases as the core technique. Topics covered include modelling use cases and also the process of identifying, outlining, prioritising, and detailing use case reports.

While use cases provide a central theme for the course, it is also shown that use cases by themselves do not constitute a complete set of software requirements. As such, the course also includes other practices and techniques commonly used with or incorporated into use cases, such as domain models, business rules, data requirements, user interface specifications, and supplementary requirements. Furthermore, the course provides insight into how use cases form the basis for use case realisation and test case preparation.

The ‘Software Requirements with Use Cases’ course is delivered by seasoned Equinox consultant practitioners who apply the techniques and practices presented in this course on a daily basis.

This course is endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis and aligns to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge^® Version 2.0. This course contributes 14 Professional Development Hours (PD Hours) towards Qualifying for your IIBA^® certification and 14 Continuing Development Units (CDUs) towards your recertification for either the CCBA^TMor CBAP^® designation - use the IIBA^® course code E031-004A.

Duration

2 Days

Course Objectives

Following the completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify candidate use cases and actors for a software project
Model use cases using the UML notation
Correctly document use case reports
Prepare a supplementary specification to document requirements not covered by use cases
Incorporate other common techniques with use cases to prepare a complete software requirements specification

Audience

The primary audience for this course is business analysts and systems analysts of all levels of experience. The course will also be of value to any project team members who are involved in software requirements activities.

Course Syllabus

Use Case Modelling Overview

Overview of UML
What is use case modelling?
What does a use case Model consist of?
Benefits of use case modelling
Who produces and consumes use cases?
Evolution of use cases

Identify and Briefly Describe Use Cases

Business models as a source
Brainstorming to find use cases
Use case diagram

Outline the Use Cases

Use case outline contents
Sources for use case outlines
Guidelines for outlining use cases
Domain models

Prioritise Use Cases

Prioritisation approach
Team roles in prioritisation
Formal methods for prioritisation

Detail Use Cases

Detailed use case contents
Use case flows of events
Preconditions and postconditions
Special requirements
Business rules
Activity diagrams
Data requirements

Structuring the Use Case Model

Reasons for re-structuring the model
Includes use case relationship
Extends use case relationship
Actor generalisation

Other Use Case Concepts

Use case stereotypes
Use cases and legacy systems
Specifying the user interface
Use case style

Supplementary Requirements

Beyond Requirements

Supporting use case realisation
Test support
The business analyst role

Related Courses

Refer to Equinox's full suite of Business Analysis training courses.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that participants have some experience with requirements in project environment and have attended Equinox’s ‘Requirements Analysis Framework’ course before attending. This course also complements Equinox’s ‘Business Process Modelling’ course.