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Course Outline
Introduction
- The necessity of business models
- Modeling competencies
Defining the Scope of Modeling
- What constitutes a business model?
- Differentiating textual and diagrammatic components
- Contrasting scope with granularity
Formulating a Process for Business Model Development
- Implementing the steps: elicit, analyze, document, validate
- Iterating through the steps
- Facilitating requirements workshops
- Aligning models with deliverables
Charting the Multidimensional Aspects of a Business Model
- Applying the five Ws approach: who, what, where, when, why, and how
- Selecting the appropriate modeling methodology
- Utilizing CASE tools and simulation
Mapping the Business Landscape
- Analyzing the enterprise
- Exploring enterprise architecture
- Decomposing architecture into its constituent parts
- Employing a Component Business Model
Applying Business Rules
- Documenting constraints: operational and structural
- Representing rules via decision tables
- Defining Business Functions
Initiating the Process with Functional Decomposition
- Determining functional hierarchies
- Distinguishing between functions and processes
Creating UML Use Case Diagrams
- Defining scope and boundaries
- Identifying actors
- Refining the use cases
Documenting Business Use Cases
- Selecting the suitable level of detail
- Specifying preconditions and post-conditions
- Modeling Business Processes
Applying Process Modeling Techniques
- Workflows
- Events
- Activities
- Decisions
- Sequencing
- Messaging
- Roles
Leveraging Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
- Benefits of a standardized approach
- Sequencing and classifying activities
- Categorizing events
- Emulating a Business Process
Refining Business Process Diagrams
- Selecting the appropriate gateway: decisions, forks, and joins
- Mapping processes to swim lanes and pools
- Augmenting the model with artifacts
Analyzing the Enterprise Structure
- Establishing the business domain
- Documenting personnel and organizational units
- Modeling systems, documents, information, and tools
Structuring the Enterprise with UML Class Diagrams
- Determining object attributes
- Generalizing and specializing relationships
- Constructing associations between classes
- Packaging for domains and functional units
Finalizing the Business Model
- Achieving comprehensive coverage with matrices
- Prioritizing features
- Cross-referencing requirements
- Correlating behavior with roles
Contextualizing the Model with Perspectives
- Documenting business interfaces
- Mapping from means to ends
- Capturing time parameters
Communicating the Model to Key Stakeholders
- Understanding your audience
- Selecting the appropriate level of detail
- Choosing the right model for your audience
- Translating business models into user requirements
- Presenting your models
Requirements
Foundational knowledge of Windows is recommended. Familiarity with Object-Oriented technology may be beneficial.
Audience:
Business consultants, Business analysts, Project Managers, and IT professionals.
21 Hours
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Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
Leanne - Welsh Revenue Authority
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