The Elements of UML™ 2.0 Style

For all developers who create models using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.x, this handy guide sets rules for style that will improve productivity - especially in teams, where understandability and consistency are critical. Coming from renowned UML expert Scott Ambler, the book furnishes a set of rules for modelling in the UML and describes a collection of standards and guidelines for creating effective UML diagrams that will be concise and easy to understand.

For all developers who create models using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.x The Elements of UML™ 2.0 Style sets the rules for style that will improve your productivity - especially in teams, where understandability and consistency are critical. Coming from renowned UML expert Scott Ambler, the book furnishes a set of rules for modelling in the UML and describes a collection of standards and guidelines for creating effective UML diagrams that will be concise and easy to understand. It provides conventions for: Class diagrams; Timing Diagrams; Use case diagrams; Composite Structure Diagrams; Sequence diagrams; Interaction Overview Diagrams; Activity diagrams; Object diagrams; State machine diagrams; Package diagrams; Communication diagrams; Deployment diagrams and Component diagrams. The Elements of UML™ 2.0 Style sets the rules for style that will improve your productivity.

1. Introduction; 2. General diagramming guidelines; 3. Guidelines for common UML modeling elements; 4. UML use case diagrams; 5. UML class diagrams; 6. UML package diagrams; 7. UML sequence diagrams; 8. UML communication diagrams; 9. UML state machine diagrams; 10. UML activity diagrams; 11. UML component diagrams; 12. UML deployment diagrams; 13. UML object diagrams; 14. UML composite structure diagrams; 15. UML interaction overview diagrams; 16. UML timing diagrams; 17. Agile modeling; 18. Summary; 19. Bibliography; 20. Index.

For all developers using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.x this book sets rules for style that will improve productivity - especially in teams, where understandability and consistency are critical. It does not tell you how to create the models, but instead describes how to create clean, easy-to-understand diagrams.

Scott W. Ambler is a senior consultant of Ronin International, Inc., a software services consulting firm that specializes in software process improvement, mentoring, and training. He is also founder and thought leader of the Agile Modeling (AM) methodology and the Enterprise Unified Process (EUP). He is a popular international speaker, a regular columnist for Software Development magazine, and the award-winning author of several books, including The Object Primer 3/e, Agile Modeling, and Agile Database Techniques.