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 ...

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 ...

I've never been someone who enjoys making diagrams. It's not that there aren't good diagramming and visualization tools out there — it's that I get caught up in the details. I'd spend more time ...