What is a user case?
Source:https://craft.io/blog/use-case-vs-user-story-the-final-showdown/
A use case is a method utilized in software engineering to define, identify, and record user requirements and system behavior through a scenario or situation in which a user or system interacts with a software application or system to accomplish a specific goal or task. It usually involves a sequence of actions or steps that illustrate the flow of events from the user's point of view.
The primary goal of use cases is to aid software developers in comprehending user requirements and ensuring that the software application or system is functional and effective in meeting those requirements. As a result, use cases are a valuable tool in software development, testing, and quality assurance, as they enable developers to assess the performance and behavior of an application or system under different situations and conditions.
The characteristics of use cases include,
- Ability to organize functional requirements
- Model the goals of user interactions with the system
- Record scenarios from trigger events to ultimate goals
- Describe the basic course of actions and exceptional flow
- Permit a user to access the functionality of another event.
- Identify the system users, create a user profile for each category of users and include all relevant roles
- Identify significant goals associated with each role to support the system based on the system's value proposition
- Create use cases for every goal associated with a use case template
- Maintain the same level of abstraction throughout the use case and treat higher-level use case steps as goals for the lower level
- Structure the use cases, and review and validate the users.