14.3. How Much Time Spent Drawing UML Before Coding?
Guideline For a three-week timeboxed iteration, spend a few hours or at most one day (with partners) near the start of the iteration "at the walls" (or with a UML CASE tool) drawing UML for the hard, creative parts of the detailed object design. Then stopand if sketchingperhaps take digital photos, print the pictures, and transition to coding for the remainder of the iteration, using the UML drawings for inspiration as a starting point, but recognizing that the final design in code will diverge and improve. Shorter drawing/sketching sessions may occur throughout the iteration. |