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

[Al Selvin]

Jeff,

Check out Compendium. It is a free-form hypermedia tool, not
specifically for use cases and requirements, but it has unlimited
ability to create pairings and cross-referencing, in a graphical
environment that supports tagging, stencils, templates, multiuser
sharing, and web/xml/outline exports. It is free and open source,
win/mac/linux. http://www.compendiuminstitute.org

Al



On 3/23/07, Jeff Axup <axup at userdesign.com> wrote:
> 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?