7.10. Not Much UML During Inception?

The purpose of inception is to collect just enough information to establish a common vision, decide if moving forward is feasible, and if the project is worth serious investigation in the elaboration phase. As such, beyond simple UML use case diagrams, not much diagramming is often motivated. There is more focus in inception on understanding the basic scope and 10% of the requirements, expressed in textual forms. In practice, and thus in this presentation, most UML diagramming will occur in the next phase—elaboration.