Portal:Social entrepreneurship/networking/Core Team Activities/Preparing for the Use Case Workshop 7 August 2008

= Preparing for the Use Case Workshop 7 August 2008=

PROPS

 * Index Cards - +/- 200
 * Felt tip pens (white board markers ok)
 * Flipcharts x 2
 * White board and markers
 * Decent sized table we can cluster around with index cards spread across it
 * Data projector (optional).

Handout 1: Table of Use Cases

 * use case number
 * actor (student, educator, some other party or system)
 * use case name
 * use case description
 * priority (blank - to be set by the educators and students)
 * estimate (blank - to be set by developers)
 * status (blank - to be set by the reviewers via demo)

This should be based on work already done.

The use cases may be derived from the Scope document.

Handout 2: Activity Diagrams for the system (SNM)
See example.

A clear and simple way to describe the system and activity flows from the user point of view.

Use this as a basis for the Conceptual Walk-through during the workshop (agenda below).

2. User Story cards
Write the id#, name and description of each use case on an index card. (SNM)

DRAFT AGENDA FOR 7 AUGUST
The following is the draft plan - a learning experience for us all.

We will play it by ear.

background reading for developers

 * Alistair Cockburn's web site - a wealth of really useful information on agile software development methodologies.
 * Articles (general)
 * For use cases specifically, see:
 * Resources for writing use cases.