Unified Modeling Language and the Software Development Process

Introduction As the strategic value or requirement of software increases for many companies, the industry looks for techniques to automate the production of software, to improve quality and reduce cost and time-to-market. Businesses seek techniques to manage the complexity of systems as they increase in scope and scale. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) was designed to respond to these needs. In this paper we will discuss why we use a UML, as well as a …

…helps teams communicate, explore potential designs, and validate the architectural design of the software. The language has gained enough support that it has become the industry-standard language for visualizing and constructing software. References: Braun, David; Sivils, Jeff; Shapiro, Alex; Versteegh, Jerry (2001). Unified Modeling Language (UML) Tutorial. Retrieved June 27, 2004 from http://pigseye.kennesaw.edu/~dbraun/csis4650/A&D/UML_tutorial/index.htm Graham, Ian (2001). UML Tutorial. Retrieved June 27, 2004 from http://uml.tutorials.trireme.com/