UML 2 Certification Guide

Fundamental and Intermediate Exams

Tim Weilkiens

Bernd Oestereich

The authors have proven their mettle by teaching UML expertise in classroom settings that led to remarkably high OCUP test passing rates, just weeks after the UCOP Program became available worldwide.

You have taken the right first step to prepare yourself to show what you knowXand this book is the right tool to get you there!

'{ Richard Mark Soley, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Object Management Group, Inc. (from the Foreword)

Carefully reviewed by the organization behind the certification, the Object Management Group, this book offers systematic coverage of the Fundamental and Intermediate exam topics, along with practical advice on passing the tests. The UML 2 Certification Guide is the only official resource for passing these two exams. Introductory UML texts often omit key exam material, but this book is guaranteed to give you all the information you need.

* The official certification resource

* Assumes a basic knowledge of UML so that you can focus immediately on the exams

* Written by two authors known for their skill as trainers, consultants, and developers

* Developed systematically to enable you to master all exam topicsXwithout exception

* Covers the use of UML for applications, as required by the exams, both inside and outside of the realm of software development

* Includes a practice exam, glossary, list of books, and website information

Tim Weilkiens is a coach and advisor at oose Innovative Informatik GmbH, a leading German consultancy devoted to information technology for business. He has been involved with object-oriented software development since 1991. He is considered one of the top ten UML experts in the world.

Bernd Oestereich is a managing director at oose Innovative Informatik GmbH and the author of a number of books and professional articles. His extensive experience as a coach, trainer, and consultant has dealt with issues ranging from project management to software architecture to software engineering.

The popular Unified Modeling Language (UML) is both a language and notation developed by the Object Management Group (OMG) used to design and create specifications for software systems. With the recent release of version 2.0 UML, the OMG has started the OMG-Certified UML Professional Program to provide an objective measure of UML knowledge. As a certified UML professional a developer has an important credential to present to employers and clients. Certification also benefits companies looking for skilled UML practitioners by giving them a basis for making hiring and promotion decisions. UML 2 Certification Guide is the only official study guide to passing the new UML exams. This book systematically covers all of the topics covered in the exams, and has been carefully reviewed by the OMG. The book begins by assuming only a basic knowledge of UML and then progresses far enough to allow a reader to pass both the fundamental and the intermediate level exams. Along the way the book also covers topics that are not in introductory books on UML but that are necessary to pass the exams. Tim Weilkiens is considered one of the top ten experts on UML, and both authors have extensive experience training developers to successfully take the exams.

Foreword by Richard Soley; Foreword by Ivar Jacobson; 1 Introduction; 2 Fundamental; 3 Intermediate; Glossary; Sample Exams; Answers; Index