Current Practices in the Use of UML

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Authors: Brian Dobing, Jeffrey Parsons

Tags: 2005, conceptual modeling

Despite widespread interest in the Unified Modeling Language (UML), there is little evidence about the extent and nature of UML use. This paper reports results of a survey of UML use by practitioners. Results indicate varying levels of use, and perceived usefulness, of different UML diagrams. In addition, we found significant involvement of non-IT professionals in the development of UML diagrams. An understanding of the range of current practices is an important foundation for determining “best practices.”

Read the full paper here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/11568346_2