Preliminary design use cases: combining use cases and event response lists for reuse and legacy system enhancement

  • Authors:
  • Declan Martin

  • Affiliations:
  • Broadcom Eireann Research Ltd., Kestrel House, Clanwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This report describes an approach to combining Use Cases with elements from Event Response Lists to help improve requirements understanding. The format suggested for the combination, called the Preliminary Design Use Cas, proves particularly effective in facilitating reuse of existing system elements. It also supports the definition of extensions to existing systems, and encourages dialogue between customers, analysts and designers. The approach has resulted from industrial practice and has proven particularly successful.