Monday, October 22, 2007

19.UseCaseSpecification

Our use case wiki pages are available Here.

At first we were a little bit confused as to the particular format wanted. Most of the information available on the web about use cases involves stick figures and bubbles. Very few even mention UI mock-ups. Most pages show are very rigid templates, for example Here.

After realizing what we needed to do, we first created the use case for a simple log in. After that, we decided to come up with the "home page" that contains all of the features of the system. From there, we simply made a use case for each link from the home page (each has one specific function).

When I first pulled up Gimp and started working hard trying to make the pages look nice, I realized the aesthetics are unimportant. The objective is to outline the functionality, not the look of the final UI. In the end I threw away my complex diagrams and made very simple, functional diagrams.

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