Heard about this via Brian Bailey of Leave It Behind

"One of the biggest problems in delivering a website, and yet probably the least talked and written about, is how to decide, specify, and communicate just what, exactly, is it that we’re going to build, and why. What problem are we solving? Who needs it? What’s this site for, anyway?"

Thus starts the first of two great articles on how to make sure what you build will meet the need of your target audience.  We leverage similar concepts in Windows eHome to drive feature requirements.  These are great reads for folks designing or developing for Media Center.

Use Cases Part I: What’s the Problem?

Use Cases Part II: Taming Scope