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How effective is UML modeling ?

An empirical perspective on costs and benefits

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Abstract

Modeling has become a common practice in modern software engineering. Since the mid 1990s the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become the de facto standard for modeling software systems. The UML is used in all phases of software development: ranging from the requirement phase to the maintenance phase. However, empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of modeling in software development is few and far apart. This paper aims to synthesize empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of modeling using UML in software development, with a special focus on the cost and benefits.

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  1. This style of decision making in teams may well be very culturally dependent.

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  1. Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA , Leiden, The Netherlands

    Michel R. V. Chaudron & Werner Heijstek

  2. Software Improvement Group, Amstelplein 1, 1096 HA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Chaudron, M.R.V., Heijstek, W. & Nugroho, A. How effective is UML modeling ?. Softw Syst Model 11, 571–580 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-012-0278-4

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