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- Securing the Requirements and Design Phases of the Application Development Lifecycle
- In this webcast each phase of the development lifecycle is broken down to focus on what security items can be tackled in each phase. This webcast will focus on the requirements and design phases of the development lifecycle, specifically addressing security strategies, definitions, architecture assessments, threat modeling, and security use...
- Tags: Application Development, Use Case, Security
- Webcasts
- Lessons From the Field: Solving Abstraction
- One of the most difficult concepts in the modelling use cases is the exact level of detail often called level of abstraction to model to. Some modellers may model at a very high level of abstraction which implies that the use case can still be broken down into several more...
- Tags: Use Case, Abstraction
- Case studies
- Use Case Based Estimation
- For the average develop manager who often do not have the time and resources to do a proper function point count or other estimation this paper offers a basic estimation method using a use case based approach. This idiot's guide to the idiot's guide of estimation is a quick approach...
- Tags: Estimation, Use Case, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers
- Systems Engineering With Statemate MAGNUM
- This webcast covers topics like requirements capture using UML notations, requirements analysis via executable use case models, traceability to text requirements, model-based systems analysis and design, rapid prototyping, verification/validation of the systems design through formal methods, automatic test case generation and transition to object-oriented UML software engineering.
- Tags: Use Case, I-Logix, UML, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Webcasts
- Project Estimation: Use Case Point Technique
- Estimates give an indicator of how long and how much effort is required to complete a project. There are many estimation methods available based upon expert opinion (e.g. Wideband delphi), estimation by analogy - similar projects and also parameterised techniques use case point. This paper presents a brief overview of...
- Tags: Technique, Use Case, Productivity
- White papers
- White Paper: Tips for Writing Good Use Cases
- Writing good use cases is more of an art than a science. In this IBM Rational white paper "Tips for writing good use cases," IBM requirements evangelist Jim Heumann explores the history and function of the use case, then provides a set of tips to help teams incorporate best practices...
- Tags: Use Case, IBM Corp.
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Why You Need Email Encryption: Use Case Scenarios
- "Identity theft is a top concern for consumers right now, so we can't let their credit card information get into the wrong hands. Proofpoint is extremely accurate at detecting any sensitive information that's being sent out and it allows us to automatically encrypt that data so it's always safe." ...
- Tags: Use Case, Proofpoint Inc., Encryption, E-mail, Online Communications
- Webcasts 2008-02-26
- Use Case Modeling
- Instantly save $500 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends April 30, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsUse case modeling is a graphical approach to describing requirements for a system. As a fundamental component to identifying requirements for a new...
- Tags: Use Case
- Training 2008-04-01
- The Forrester Wave: Information-as-a-Service, Q1 2008
- Forrester evaluated leading enterprise Information-as-a-Service IaaS vendors across 94 criteria and found that BEA Systems, IBM, Oracle, and Red Hat have established leadership positions, thanks to their IaaS capabilities, breadth of focus, and strong product and corporate strategy. BEA Systems and Oracle were the only vendors that topped all IaaS...
- Tags: Use Case, Forrester Research Inc., Leadership, Management
- White papers 2008-01-23
- QuickUML (exe)
- QuickUML is a software design application that tightly integrates a core set of UML models with code generation for several languages. An entire project is presented through a tabbed window that includes use cases, class models, object models, dictionary and code and saved as an XML file. Use cases document...
- Tags: Use Case, QuickUML, Code Manager, UML, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Help your analysis team draft an actionable detailed use case
- An analysis team writes detailed use cases to describe the steps and characteristics of business processes. While use cases are often a central feature of a software requirements specification, business analysts often employ use cases in a broader context. The bulk of this document is a use case example that...
- Tags: Team, Use Case, Analysis, Analysis Team
- Download resources 2007-12-04
- 10 reasons why use cases are indispensable to your software development project
- Well-written use case narratives (or simply "use cases") offer the analysis, development, and testing teams an invaluable guidebook. A use case is a formalized story that describes how someone procedurally interacts with an existing or proposed system. Here are ten reasons why they should be part of a project managers'...
- Tags: Software, Software Development, Use Case
- Download resources 2007-11-08
- 10 reasons why use cases are indispensable to your software development project
- Well-written use case narratives (or simply "use cases") offer the analysis, development, and testing teams an invaluable guidebook. A use case different from a UML use case diagram is a formalized story that describes how someone procedurally interacts with an existing or proposed system and they should be part of...
- Tags: Software, Team, Software Development, Use Case, Analysis, Analysis Team, Joe Goss
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- 10 reasons why use cases are indispensable to your software development project
- Use cases can also be quite dangerousI agree that use cases can be quite helpful, for all of the reasons that you list. Here are some cautions for them too:* When you get in an "analysis paralysis" cycle trying to document every little use case, instead of moving forwards.* When...
- Tags: Justin James, software, software development, Use Case
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Categorize high-level requirements into use case titles for better project management
- Many business analysts use Unified Modeling Language use case diagrams to identify the actors and their high-level actions in a system. These diagrams help an analysis team clarify and understand the project domain and high-level functions. Unfortunately, UML use cases fail to tell us much about the details of a...
- Tags: Project Management, Use Case, UML, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Download resources 2007-10-17
- EventStudio System Designer (msi)
- EventStudio System Designer, a use case and sequence diagram based systems engineering and architecture design tool that runs on Windows. EventStudio takes a different approach to modeling. Users model the system in a text based modeling language. EventStudio analyzes the model for design errors and automatically generates use case and...
- Tags: Use Case, Modeling, EventStudio System Designer, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2007-09-27
- Categorize high-level requirements into use case titles for better project management
- Many business analysts use Unified Modeling Language use case diagrams to identify the actors and their high-level actions in a system. These diagrams help an analysis team clarify and understand the project domain and high-level functions. Unfortunately, UML use cases fail to tell us much about the details of a...
- Tags: Project Management, Team, Use Case, Requirement, Title, Use Case Title, Requirement Note, Team Management, Management, Joe Goss
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Analyze Use Cases by Architectural Relevance: Using Architectural Mechanisms to Improve the Software Development Life Cycle
- The term architectural relevance refers to a system aspect, either functional or nonfunctional, that is central to determining the fundamental structure of that system. One of the core best practices for software development is to focus on the highest areas of system risk early in the development project. Typically, an...
- Tags: Software, Use Case, Video, Corporate Communications, Software Development, Video On Demand (VoD), Development Tools, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2007-01-23
- Fault Tolerance in a Virtual World: How Common Use Cases Raise Your Criticality Quotient
- As server virtualization goes mainstream, the workloads of virtual machines are taking on mission-critical proportions. Uses range from application-dense server consolidation, to failover and disaster recovery, to managing the virtualized infrastructure. Downtime and data loss pose harsh consequences in scenarios like these. This paper looks at five use cases to...
- Tags: Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerance, Use Case, Virtualization, Server Consolidation, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-08-01
- VMware Infrastructure for SAP Enterprise Applications - Use Cases
- Virtualization allows the user to run multiple applications and operating systems independently on a single server. Administrators can quickly move workloads from one virtual workspace to another - easily prioritizing business needs while maximizing server resources. Flexibility in the allocation of computing capacity allows the consolidation of applications and servers....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Use Case, SAP AG, VMware Inc., Enterprise Application, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-05-16
