[IxDA Discuss] A tool for managing use cases / requirements

[Rich Rogan]

We use Clear Case with WIKI linking screens and relevant user views.

IT's not perfect, but Clear Case handles the UC/Req side, and linking them
up in a WIKI environment allows ease of access to linked info.

With accurate archiving of WKI pgs this ca n be very effective with
versioning.

Note we link UC's to prototypes/ annotated diagrams, then the
prototypes/annoted diagrams go to req level for that UC.

Rich


On 3/23/07, Jeff Axup <axup at userdesign.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm working on a project where we're entering into a large requirements
> analysis stage. This will involve a large number of use cases (often
> called
> scenarios). The use cases need to be directly tied to corresponding
> requirements. There will be high and low level use cases, with some as
> subsets of others. Additionally, they need to be tied to user roles (and
> personas at times), and there will often be a many-to-one pairing between
> roles and uses cases, and requirements and use cases. So a static tree
> model
> probably won't work.
>
> This points to the need for a tool to organize this and present it in a
> dynamic manner (via a web page with an underlying database comes to mind.)
> I've been thinking about using Excel, MS project, Word outlines, or a
> hand-coded DB with a web front end, but all seem to fall short in terms of
> effectiveness and ease of use.
>
> Has anyone found a good tool (either specifically for use case
> organization,
> or for more general management of data in cross-referenced trees) which
> they've used for this in the past? Any thoughts on usability of these
> (potential) products?
>
> Best Regards,
> Jeff
>
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