use cases

This is just a quick post to let you know I have finished my white paper - Demystifying Use Cases.

Let friends and colleagues who would be interested know about it - I want lots of feedback to see how it can be improved.
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I have a new publication to announce!

Whilst developing my use case modeling course, I thought it would be useful to capture and summarize some of the key lessons in a white paper for your benefit.

It’s almost ready but I thought I’d give you a preview ofthe first page which is a summary of the paper’s [...]

How to make eLearning that captivates?!
That’s certainly an ambitious goal! But I need to make this my aim for the most successful eLearning.
I will describe the pros and cons of eLearning when compared with classroom learning. I will also discuss what I see as the characteristics of good eLearning.
Finally, if you like what you hear, [...]

After considering all the valuable input from Business Analyst Mentor readers I described in last week’s post, I had to decide how to support the readers.
It wasn’t straightforward as I have to balance the investment of my time and money, especially when you consider that I work full time and have a family!
Once I had the requirements, the [...]

2009 has been a significant year for me. I plan to make 2010 a significant year for some of you and for me.
I will explain what I have been up to in 2009 and why I have been quiet on the blog (shame on me!).
Next week, I will explain how I plan to help you [...]

Whilst working on my use case modeling training course, I have been researching current thinking on online training. It has really opened my eyes to effective methods for engaging and communicating with others.
This article explains some best practice principles for communication.
Ok, imagine you’re a project manager and your business analyst says:
this task is really difficult. [...]

Help me design the perfect use case modelling course that’s a custom fit for you! I’m developing a course, drawn from my ten years plus of experience. You will be able to benefit from the lessons I have learnt successfully delivering use case models to my clients’ satisfaction.
I want to design the course to suit [...]

This article explores when use case modelling can be used, when it shouldn’t be used and the benefits.
When to apply use case modelling
Use case modelling was originally created to provide a business or user-friendly way of modelling requirements for system behaviour (see - an Introduction to Use Cases). It applies to systems which have a [...]

It sometimes seems that use case modeling is more art than science (like much of the tricky bits of business analysis, see Use cases - an Introduction for the basics). There are many different viewpoints on what makes a good use case. Some of those viewpoints are undoubtedly wrong, some of them are just [...]

I reviewed this book as I believe there is little out there in the way of training or guidance on how to do use case modeling well. This is one of the few books that has a specific use case focus.
Author
Alistair Cockburn is a name you will come across if you spend any time researching [...]