Succeeding With Use Cases by Richard Denney (eBook)

From a “problem/solution” perspective, use cases solve some of the greatest problems in software engineering; but they don’t solve all the problems in the software world. This book focuses on the topic of quality. The author has borrowed from other disciplines, picking up the bits that are good at solving problems, and bringing them back to the use case community. The book then shows how to re-apply these technique with use cases to solve problems you are having with use cases.

As use cases continue to mature and gain further acceptance, future improvements in use case driven development are likely to arise from the cross-pollination with other areas of software engineering. This book looks at four unique areas — Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Formal Methods/Safety-Critical System, Software Reliability Engineering, and Software Configuration Management in the form of Requirements Management tools. The book pulls practical ideas from each of these four areas that can be applied to use case driven development and help organizations work smart to boost the quality of their delivered products.

About The Author

Richard Denney is a software quality consultant with more than twenty-five years of experience in software development and process management. Denney has been a principal in process improvements for the oil industry’s two largest suppliers of software solutions, Schlumberger and Landmark Graphics (a Halliburton company), and as an affiliate consultant with TeraQuest Metrics, Inc. (part of Borland Software Corporation). Based in Austin, TX, Denney holds B.A. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and is certified through the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). For supplemental information or to contact the author, visit http://www.software-quality-consulting.com.

Publisher  :  Addison Wesley (26 April 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Author  :  Richard Denney
Type  :  eBook (PDF)
ISBN  :  9780321316431