When Use Cases Aren’t Enough

Although use cases are valuable for many projects, sometimes event analysis is a more effective requirements elicitation technique.

Karl Wiegers
Analyst’s corner
Published in
8 min readFeb 17, 2024

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I’ve been an enthusiastic supporter of use cases ever since I discovered what a valuable requirements elicitation tool they are. Use cases shift the elicitation participants’ focus from the product…

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Karl Wiegers
Analyst’s corner

Author of 14 books, mostly on software. PhD in organic chemistry. Guitars, wine, and military history fill the voids. karlwiegers.com and processimpact.com