Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML

Coding, Testing, and Documenting the Iteration

One of the final steps in building an iteration is the implementation of the method bodies in the chosen language before an iteration is complete. Interaction diagrams (Sequence and Collaboration diagrams) are used to help in this process because they tell you who does what to whom and when they do it.

Testing, although it is has not been discussed until this point, is a very important ingredient in the iterative and incremental life cycle. As the analysis and design progresses through the life cycle, testing plans and procedures are created. Again, use cases are an important part of this activity since they document what the system must do. The iteration should be tested to ensure that it truly ...