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Dimensions of UML Diagram Use: Practitioner Survey and Research Agenda

Dimensions of UML Diagram Use: Practitioner Survey and Research Agenda

Brian Dobing, Jeffrey Parsons
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781605669045|ISBN10: 1605669040|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922115|EISBN13: 9781605669052
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-904-5.ch013
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Dobing, Brian, and Jeffrey Parsons. "Dimensions of UML Diagram Use: Practitioner Survey and Research Agenda." Principle Advancements in Database Management Technologies: New Applications and Frameworks, edited by Keng Siau and John Erickson, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 271-290. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-904-5.ch013

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Dobing, B. & Parsons, J. (2010). Dimensions of UML Diagram Use: Practitioner Survey and Research Agenda. In K. Siau & J. Erickson (Eds.), Principle Advancements in Database Management Technologies: New Applications and Frameworks (pp. 271-290). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-904-5.ch013

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Dobing, Brian, and Jeffrey Parsons. "Dimensions of UML Diagram Use: Practitioner Survey and Research Agenda." In Principle Advancements in Database Management Technologies: New Applications and Frameworks, edited by Keng Siau and John Erickson, 271-290. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-904-5.ch013

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Abstract

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is an industry standard for object-oriented software engineering. However, there is little empirical evidence on how the UML is used. This chapter reports results of a survey of UML practitioners. The authors found differences in several dimensions of UML diagram usage on software development projects, including frequency, the purposes for which they were used, and the roles of clients/users in their creation and approval. System developers are often ignoring the “Use Case-driven” prescription that permeates much of the UML literature, making limited or no use of either Use Case Diagrams or textual Use Case descriptions. Implications and areas requiring further investigation are discussed.

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