An accessible, practical guide to essentials of both UML and the Unified Process, aimed at the OO designer or analyst. Gives the reader a quick, focused tour through the Object Oriented Analysis and Design process. Softcover.
This book provides an indispensable guide to the complex process of object-oriented analysis and design using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). It describes how the process of OO analysis and design fits into the software development life cycle, as defined by the Unified Process (UP). UML and the Unified Process contains a wealth of practical and useful techniques that can be applied immediately. You will learn OO analysis and design techniques, UML syntax and relevant aspects of the UP as you progress through the text. It also provides an accessible, accurate and succinct summary of both UML and UP from the point of view of the OO analyst and designer. This book provides:l Chapter roadmaps, detailed diagrams and margin notes allowing a rapid overview, enabling you to focus on your needsl Outline summaries for each chapter, making it ideal for revision, and a comprehensive index so that the book can be used as a reference. The accompanying website provides:l A complete worked example of a simple e-commerce systeml Useful links to Open Source and proprietary software.www.umlandtheunifiedprocess.com About the authors:Jim Arlow has been programming and designing object-oriented systems since 1990 and during this time he has created object models for companies such as Mannesmann and British Airways. He is a respected OO consultant in Europe and has written and delivered many training courses which are given regularly in London, Frankfurt and Zurich. Jim is a regular speaker at conferences such as Object World and has been an invited speaker at City University and the British Computer Society. Ila Neustadt has worked in British Airways' IT department for 18 years and during this time has had experience of all parts of the IT development life cycle. She developed BA's data quality methodology and analyzed and formalized the company's approach to developing business and system architectures.Find more information about the Object Technology Series atwww.aw.com/cseng/otseries