Steve Adolph

Patterns for Effective Use Cases takes a few baseline principles (use cases should be readable, for instance) and develops a road map from those principles. The pattern metaphor wasn't resonating with me; since the chapters are written around common problems, the theme seemed to be more like a repair kit for use cases.

The chapters are arranged in themes (the process, scenarios and steps, etc.), so if there's a problem with the project scope or the team, jump to the process section.