UML for Project Managers —  A 1-day seminar

 Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

The UML is fast becoming the standard design and development technique for IT projects. This seminar introduces UML from the perspective of a Project Manager and shows how its use can de-risk and simplify projects.The UML provides the basis for low-risk project development, but for this to be realised the Project Manager must be able to understand and manage the process so that a win-win outcome is achieved. By the end of this seminar Project Managers will understand the UML and its terminology, and its influence on Acceptance tests, Development Lifecycle, iterative development and deployment. An overview of current OO thinking is part of this seminar together with the exciting direction of UML 2.0 and later versions. Techniques will be demonstrated by the use of Rational Rose together with Java toolsets, such as JBuilder. Attendees receive a CD of reference material on the subject.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this seminar, the student will be able to:

• Show how UML integrates with Analysis, Design, Test and Deployment.
• Present an integration of UML and Acceptance test creation.
• Show how the UML process integrates into incremental delivery.
• Show how Use Cases are used to control project increments.
• Provide Project-safe rules for Use Case development.
• Present the UML as part of an end-to-end project delivery process.
• Show a low-risk, high-payback development strategy.
• Discuss the future directions of UML from the PM perspective.

Suitable for

• Management wanting to familiarize themselves with current OO and UML technology.
• Team Leaders wanting to benefit from UML at team-level.
• Staff moving into Project Management and needing a management-oriented-slant on UML.

Prerequisites

• Some awareness of OO
• Need to manage projects using OO and / or UML

Delivery

A mixture of lectures, demonstrations and group discussions.

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