Requirements Analysis and Modeling Components
Use Project Requirements Template posted on the website
1. Use-Cases:
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Define your actors (users of the system)
Define your use-cases as scenarios of usage of the systems by the actors
Draw use-case diagrams following the UML notation (see any UML book for examples)
Provide description for each use-case using the table format provided below
(This table is adopted from “Systems Analysis and Design”, by Whitten, Bentley, and Dittman)
Use case name:
ID:
Priority:
Use-case name should represent the goal that the
Unique identifier
Level of importance
use-case is trying to accomplish. The name should
for the use-case.
(high, medium, low).
begin with a verb (e.g., Enter Login Info).
Primary actor:
Source:
Use case type:
The primary
This identifies the entity that
Use-case type can be Business or
stakeholder that
triggered the use-case. This
Technical type, depending on what
benefit from the
could be a requirement, a
the use-case represents (business
execution of the usespecific document, or a
requirements or technical
case.
stakeholder.
requirements).
Interested Stakeholders:
A stakeholder is anyone who has a stake in the development and operations of the system to be
developed. An interested stakeholder is a person (other than the primary actor) who has an
interest in the goal of the use-case.
Brief description:
Couple sentences outlining the purpose of the use-case and its activities.
Precondition:
A constraint on the state of the system before the use-case can be executed. Usually this is another
use-case that must be previously executed.
Trigger:
This is an event that initiates the execution of the use-case.
Relationships: Relationships with other use-cases.
Include:
Names of use-cases that this use-case includes (uses).
Extend:
Names of use-cases that this use-case extends.
Depends on: Names of use-cases that this use-case depends on.
Typical flow of events:
Sequence of activities performed by the actor(s) and the system in order to satisfy the goals of the
use-case. This includes the interactions between the system and the actors and the activities the
system performs in response to the interactions. Present this information in bulleted format.
Assumptions
Any assumptions that were made when defining the use-case.
Implementation Constraints and Specifications:
Any non-functional requirements that may impact the implementation of the use-case.
2. Class Description:
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Apply the CRC method (described in chapter 8, textbook) to your use-cases to identify your
classes
Draw conceptual UML class inheritance diagram (see any UML book for examples)
For each class provide a description using the table format below
Class name: The class name
Brief description: Brief description of the class
Attributes (fields)
Attribute Description
Attribute 1
Brief description of attribute 1
Attribute 2
Brief description of attribute2
...
...
Methods (operations)
Method Description
Method 1
Brief description of method1 1
Method 2
Brief description of method 2
...
...
3. Object collaboration Diagram(s):
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Draw a UML object relationship (collaboration) diagram. (See Chapter 8 for object
collaboration diagram)
4. Sequence Diagrams:
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Draw a UML sequence diagram for each use-case. Multiple diagrams may be drawn
for a use-case. (See Chapter 8 for Sequence and Event Trace diagram)
5. State Transition Diagram(s):
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Draw a UML state diagram for the system, not necessarily for each class in the
system. (See Chapter 8 for Event Flow diagram)