Work Product Descriptor (Artifact): Use Case Model
This artifact captures a model of the system's intended functions and its environment, and serves as a contract between the customer and the developers.
Purpose

This artifact presents an overview of the system's intended behavior.  It is the basis for agreement between stakeholders and the project team regarding the intended functionality for the system. It also helps to guide the various tasks in the software development lifecycle.

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RolesResponsible: Modified By:
Input ToMandatory: Optional:
  • None
External:
  • None
Output From
Properties
Optional
PlannedYes
Illustrations
Tailoring
Representation Options

Tailor this artifact to support the project team's needs.

Representation options include: reports and diagrams from UML modeling tools, graphical representations created using drawing tools, drawings on whiteboards. Most of the information in the use-case model is captured in the use-case specifications.

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