Activity 4.4: Creating a Future-State
Usage Scenario
In this activity, you will use the provided use cases and usage scenarios for the
client-billing process, along with the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study, to
create future-state use cases and usage scenarios.
First, as a class, you will review the information provided in the case study.
Next, you will create future-state use cases for the client-billing process.
Next, you will create future-state usage scenarios for the solution required by
Ferguson and Bardell, Inc.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
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Create a future-state usage scenario
Before You Begin
This activity includes both small group tasks and class discussion.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this activity.
Materials
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The Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study.
Time to complete this activity: 60 minutes followed by a 10 minute
discussion.
Scenario
The Ferguson and Bardell project team has determined that the client billing
process is the highest risk part of the required solution and therefore should be
the first part designed.
Current state use cases and usage scenarios have been developed for the roles of
the administrative assistant and the consultant in this process.
The requirements for the process include:
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Data will only be entered once, for efficiency and consistency.
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Consultants are responsible for submitting their hours in a timely fashion.
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Consultants will submit their timesheets directly to their manager.
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Exercise 1: Creating a Future-State Use Case (30 minutes)
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Create a future-state use case
1. Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor.
2. Review the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study.
3. Review the current-state use cases and usage scenarios.
4. Create future-state use cases for the client billing process by using the
current-state use case as a template.
5. Draw the use cases in the space provided.
After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flipchart.
Use this space to create the future-state use cases.
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Exercise 2: Creating a Future-State Usage Scenario (30 minutes)
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Create a future-state usage scenario
1. Participate in small groups as assigned by the instructor.
2. Review the Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study.
3. Review the current-state use cases and usage scenarios.
4. Choose two use cases from Exercise 1.
5. Create two future-state usage scenarios for each of the selected future-state
use cases.
6. Write the usage scenarios in the space provided.
After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flipchart.
Use this space for creating the future-case usage scenarios.
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