This presentation could be reused by you to briefly explain how UML can be a tool for Visualizing, Developing and Communicating among various team members, managers and customers. PowerPoint slides and notes are from "Designing Java Technology Based Applications with UML" December 8, 1998, Java Business Expo (ZD events, sponsored by Sun Microsystems).

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• UML Distilled by Martin Fowler
• UML Toolkit by Hans-Erik Eriksson ; Magnus Penker The hands-on book that shows programmers how to use the UML.
• Understanding UML: The Developer's Guide by Paul Harmon and Mark Watson
• Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman
• Java Design Patterns by James W. Cooper (uses JVISION for diagrams)

Note: some publisher's web sites require that you go to the search page. Just search for "UML".

• Cetus Links for UML
  (The mother of all links to UML)

• Booch, Grady Object Solutions -- Managing the Object Oriented Project Addison Wesley, 1996.
• Coad, Peter et al Java Modeling in Color with UML, Prentice Hall, 1999.
• Coad, Peter and Mayfield, M. Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets, Yourdon Press, 2nd ed, 1999.
• Conallen, Jim Building Web Applications with UML, Addison Wesley, 1999.
• Cooper, James, W. Java Design Patterns, Addison Wesley, 2000. (uses JVISION for diagrams)
• Fowler, Martin UML Distilled Second Edition, Addison Wesley, 2000.
• Rosenberg, Doug Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML: a practical approach, Addison Wesley, 1999.
• Schneider, Geri and Winters, Jason P. Applying Use Cases: a practical guide, Addison Wesley, 1998.
• Weisfeld Matt The Object Oriented Thought Process. Sams, 2000.