Practical Use Cases

The Practical Use-Cases course is a one-day event designed to equip professionals with the skills required to define, model, and implement system requirements using the modern Use-Case 3.0 framework. Rather than viewing use-cases as rigid, outdated documentation relics, this course reframes them as a highly scalable, agile practice inspired by frameworks like Scrum and Kanban. Attendees will discover how to harmoniously blend use-case modelling with user stories to capture requirements, drive incremental development, and communicate effectively with stakeholders across all levels of an organisation.

Prerequisites

While there are no strict technical certifications required to attend, participants will gain the most value if they possess:

• A foundational understanding of project delivery lifecycles (such as Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall).
• General familiarity with business processes or technical system requirement concepts.

Target audience

This course is universally applicable and highly beneficial for anyone involved in system design, requirements gathering, and project delivery across IT, physical systems, or business workflows. It is ideally suited for:

• Business Analysts looking to improve their system requirements visualisation and align stakeholder expectations.
• Product Owners and Product Managers wanting to bridge the gap between high-level business goals and detailed backlog items.
• Scrum Masters and Agile Practitioners looking for effective ways to slice system behaviour into manageable, delivery-focused increments.
• Systems Engineers and Software Developers who want to understand the system's 'big picture' purpose alongside its technical criteria.

What is Use-Case 3.0?

• Define the modern scope of Use-Case 3.0 and dispel the myth that use-cases are outdated or incompatible with modern agile practices.

Use-Case Principles

• Walk through the 10 underlying principles of Use-Case 3.0.

Core Concepts

• Establish the foundational vocabulary (System of Interest, Actor, Goal, Flow-of-Events, Slice) and run the first warm-up activity.

Use-Case Model

• Draw a clean, readable Use-Case Diagram using standardised components.

Basic Flow

• Document the 'Happy Path'.

Alternate Flows

• Explore the 'Rainy Day' scenarios and deviations.

Slicing Use-Cases

• The cornerstone of Use-Case 3.0: breaking down a massive use-case into thin, deployable slices.

Use-Cases and Backlogs

• Bridge the gap between Use-Cases and the Product Backlog (Scrum/Kanban/Waterfall).

Exams and assessments

There are no formal exams included in this course. Participants will complete interactive activities and knowledge checks to reinforce learning outcomes.

Hands-on learning

This course includes:

• Hands-on exercises to apply key concepts in a real-world environment.
• Realistic case studies
• Instructor-led discussions to develop skills.

By the conclusion of this event, attendees will be able to:

• Explain and Apply Use-Case 3.0: Define the core terminology of modern use-cases and place them seamlessly within an agile context.
• Identify Actors and Goals: Pinpoint primary and supporting system actors (including users, organisations, external software, or time) and articulate their ultimate value-driven goals.
• Construct Visual Use-Case Models: Create clean, readable use-case diagrams using standardised components and stereotyping to align stakeholder understanding.
• Document System Flows: Describe main success 'sunny day' basic flows as well as 'rainy day' alternate flows and exception paths.
• Slice and Prioritise Requirements: Master the practice of slicing use-cases down into thin, testable, and implementable vertical slices.
• Integrate with Product Backlogs: Effectively map use-case slices as epics or user stories within a Product Backlog to streamline agile sprints and releases.