Unified Modeling Language (UML) Best Practices

When creating UML diagrams in the planning stage for a web project at Yoobee School of Design, you should:

• Aim to provide structure for problem solving
• Choose appropriate diagrams and elements
• Keep diagrams relevant and leave out trivial details
• Ensure your UML diagram is easily understandable. If a diagram becomes large or overly complex, see if it can be simplified or broken into separate diagrams
• Get feedback from your teammates and tutor and make required changes to the UML design before development
• Adhere to UML modelling naming conventions
• Maintain a consistent and symmetrical layout
• Always give headings to your diagrams
• Avoid crossing lines
• Use online diagramming software