This column shows how to develop a fully refined use-case model. I hope some of the ideas about traceability and packaging are picked up by tool vendors (e.g., Rational, CA). The main concepts of this ...

This article proposes an object-oriented analysis (OOA) technique based on the unified modeling language (UML). The technique emphasizes its OOA process, that is composed of the following activities: ...

A method for designing or improving applications and information systems by breaking down requirements into user functions. Each use case is a transaction or sequence of events performed by a person.

Since the early 1980's, modeling has been prescribed for helpingsoftware developers to understand their systems as they analyze theproblem, design a solution, and implement and deliver an ...

This paper documents work that has been carried out to automate the checking of system software architecture specifications of SoCs. Checking the architecture ...