In addition, a visual model adds value to the project if it can be leveraged to jumpstart a project task or a future activity such as method evolution, maintenance, knowledge transfer, or training.

This technique works fine if you have a single database maintenance activity within the logical unit of work (LUW).

The flow of activity we will track begins as a business analyst, working at site a, enters a new requirement for the upcoming maintenance release of the application into IBM Rational RequisitePro.