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The previous chapters explained how the project manager collected initial project information: project charter, mission statement, stakeholder expectations, project abstract, and feature catalog. In this next step of progressive elaboration, the business analyst will drill down another level and collect the initial requirements.
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If the detailed use case reflects design choices, they are called design cases.
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The word objects are used here in the object-oriented sense of analysis, design, and programming.
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“In systems engineering, use cases are used at a higher level than within software engineering, often representing missions or stakeholder goals. The detailed requirements may then be captured in Systems Modeling Language (SysML) or as contractual statements.” See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_case , June 24, 2014.
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Although the standard was defined in 1998, it was reviewed and reaffirmed in 2009.
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Bad estimates may also mean that the team doesn’t have enough experience, or enough experience in that domain yet. Breaking the use case down into user stories also helps to estimate because the scope is smaller. See Chapter 9 for more on estimating an iteration’s scope.
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There are tools that easily convert spreadsheet lists like the RTM into online electronic “3×5 cards” that allow the team to work in whatever format they prefer.
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Cline, A. (2015). Initial Requirements: Defining the Product. In: Agile Development in the Real World. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1679-8_7
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