UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Third Edition

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UML for the IT Business Analyst: A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Requirements Gathering

Format: Paperback
Author: Howard Podeswa
ReleaseDate: 07 June, 2005
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
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How to use UML as a BA
There are good books for learning to write Use Cases. Many other good books are available for learning the UML. This book's real strength is that it offers a practical method for Business Analysis that uses the UML and Use Cases. This is very important because books explaining UML typically offer lots of details and a focuss on how developers might use the UML in blueprinting a system; this book, instead, explains when, why, and how the BA can use the UML and Use Cases to model and analyze the business context and business requirements, as well as ensure that business value is delivered.

Excellent start book for UML
The book gives a great example of the software development process and great tips on how to get the specific areas covered in your project. Excellent coverage of Rational tools, modeling and process.

Excellent basis for a training course
We had originally planned a different training cirriculum based on a collection of material across several of the courses offered by a university, for which Howard had previously provided training. Howard actually personally delivered training at my company based on this book. We agreed that due to our company's recent changes and migration to a more agile development process, that the book content was more appropriate for our situation, even though his book is not specific to agile development. Rather it is relevant to any development process utilized. The book provides excellent integration with Rational Rose, which is the de facto modeling tool in the industry. The examples in the book are very relevant to those developing enterprise applications, which Howard has a great deal of experience developing. I highly recommend this book and any opportunity you may have to take a training class lead by Howard.