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Use case template usage
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Usage: {{use case|<name>|<goal>|<scope>|<level>|<primary actor>|<priority>|<technical difficulty>|<related use cases>}}
| Use Case: | The name of the use case - the goal as a short active verb phrase. |
| Goal in Context: | A longer statement of the goal. |
| Applicability: | Scope: applicable to which systems/user base etc. |
| Level: | Summary/Primary task/Subfunction i.e. a broad class of use cases/a specific use case/a small component of a broader/specific use case |
| Primary Actor: | The role of the primary actor, or brief description. |
| Priority: | How critical to your system / organization? - High/Medium/Low i.e. critical, important, "nice to have". |
| Technical Difficulty: | How difficult is this likely to be to implement? High/Medium/Low (requires knowledge of software developers). |
| Related Use Cases: | Related use cases/ user stories - link to them |
Example:
| Use Case: | Create exam hint for mobile access |
| Goal in Context: | An educator near exam time wants to give learners a hint for exam success (e.g. "read the question carefully") |
| Applicability: | eXe: an iDevice for creating such a mobile tip; the tip may be posted to an appropriate place on the relevant site (e.g. WikiEducator, Connexions, EduCommons, etc.) as part of a particular course, etc. - for mobile access. |
| Level: | Summary |
| Primary Actor: | Educator |
| Priority: | High |
| Technical Difficulty: | Low |
| Related Use Cases: | no related use cases yet |
The wiki markup for the above use case is:
{{use case
|Create exam hint for mobile access
|An educator near exam time wants to give learners a hint for exam success (e.g. "read the question carefully")
|eXe: an iDevice for creating such a mobile tip; the tip may be posted to an appropriate place on the relevant site (e.g. WikiEducator, Connexions, EduCommons, etc.) as part of a particular course, etc. - for mobile access.
|Summary
|Educator
|High
|Low
|no related use cases yet
}}
See: Alistair's work.
