Verification and Validation for Quality of UML 2.0 Models

Bhuvan Unhelkar

270 pages, parution le 29/08/2005

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A practical approach to enhancing quality in software models using UML Version 2.0

"Despite its increasing usage, many companies are not taking the best advantage of UML and, occasionally, individuals have experienced frustration in applying its standards. Perhaps this is because they have not yet read this book!"
From the Foreword by Prof. Brian Henderson-Sellers

This book presents a practical checklist approach to enhancing the quality of software models created with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) Version 2.0. The foundation for quality is set by the discussion on the nature and creation of UML models. This is followed by a demonstration of how to apply verification and validation checks to these models with three foci: syntactical correctness, semantic meaningfulness, and aesthetic symmetry. The quality work is carried out within three distinct yet related modeling spaces:

Model of problem space (MOPS)
Model of solution space (MOSS)
Model of background space (MOBS)

Readers can then choose a specific quality approach according to their roles in their projects.

Verification and validation checks are also organized according to these three modeling spaces, making it easier for the reader to focus on the appropriate diagrams and quality checks corresponding to their modeling space. In addition, a major element of this publication is the Strengths, Weaknesses, Objectives, and Traps (SWOT) analysis. This analysis is performed on each UML diagram, enabling readers to fully comprehend these diagrams, their advantages and limitations, and the way in which they can be used in practical projects for modeling.

A consistent case study of the Lucky Insurance System is provided throughout the chapters to illustrate the creation of good quality UML diagrams, followed by application of quality checks to them. With its emphasis on quality in UML-based projects, this book is an essential resource for all quality professionals, including quality analysts, process consultants, quality managers, test designers, and testers.

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Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
Author Profile
The Quality Strategy for UML
Nature and Basics of UML Diagrams
Strengths, Weaknesses, Objectives and Traps (SWOT) of UML Diagrams
V&V of the Quality of MOPS
V&V of the Quality of MOSS
V&V of the Quality of MOBS
Managing the V&V Process
Appendix A: LUCKY Insurance Case Study.
Appendix B: UML CASE Tools.
Appendix C: Summary of Checks for V&V of the Quality of MOPS.
Appendix D: Summary of Checks for V&V of the Quality of MOSS.
Appendix E: Summary of Checks for V&V of the Quality of MOBS.
Appendix F: Templates for Actors, Use Cases and Classes in MOPS.
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Bhuvan Unhelkar
Parution	29/08/2005
Nb. de pages	270
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	645g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471727835
ISBN13	978-0-471-72783-5