UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a graphical modeling language used to specify, visualize, construct, and document applications and software systems, which are implemented with components and object-oriented programming languages, such as Java, C++, and Visual Basic. UML incorporates the object-oriented community's consensus on core modeling concepts and provides a standard way for developers to communicate the details of system design and development. In addition to object-oriented modeling of applications, UML is also used for business-process modeling, data modeling, and XML modeling. Models for software systems are as important as having a blueprint for a large building or an outline for a book. Good models enhance communication among project teams and assure architectural soundness. The more complex the software system, the more important it is to have models that accurately describe the system and can be understood by everyone. UML helps provide this via a standard for graphical diagrams.

· Provides practical advice and examples that enable readers to understand and demystify the standard UML models and extract key information from them. · Several mini-cases from different business domains are used to illustrate concepts. · Topics covered include object modeling; use case modeling; functional modeling; dynamic modeling; advanced dynamic and functional modeling; and component and deployment modeling.

UML 2 for Dummies covers UML 2.0, the latest version of UML, expected out in March 2003. This book shows how to use UML to model systems. It provides practical advice and examples that enable readers to understand and demystify the standard UML models and extract key information from them. Several mini-cases from different business domains are used to illustrate concepts. Topics covered include object modeling; use case modeling; functional modeling; dynamic modeling; advanced dynamic and functional modeling; and component and deployment modeling. In addition, this book is written in the "For Dummies" series. The "For Dummies" series is known for its humor and dissemination of information in an easy-to-understand manner.

Michael J. Chonoles is the Chief of Methodology at the Advanced Concepts Center (ACC), where he leads the technological and methodological direction of the ACC technology transfer and training practice and is the lead author of the ACC's popular OOAD with UML suite of courses. When the ACC was part of Lockheed Martin, he was Lockheed's OMG representative. He is a member of the OMG's Revision Task Force (RTF). There, he is responsible for Use Cases and is an official reviewer of the UML Version 2 specification. Michael has co-authored a book on object-modeling technology, tech edited UML books by various publishers, and written articles for the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming and Journal of Object-Oriented Development, among other publications. James A. Schardt is the Chief Technologist at the Advanced Concepts Center (ACC), where he is involved with object-oriented development, data warehousing, and distributed systems. He teaches UML at Fortune 500 companies in the U.S and abroad. He has also authored a column on object-oriented analysis for SIGS Publications.

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