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Course Outline
Introduction
- The importance of business models
- Developing modeling competencies
Defining the Scope of Modeling
- Understanding what a business model entails
- Distinguishing between textual and diagrammatic components
- Differentiating scope from level of detail
Establishing a Process for Business Model Development
- Executing the core steps: elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation
- Iterating through these steps effectively
- Facilitating effective requirements workshops
- Linking models to project deliverables
Navigating the Multidimensional Aspects of a Business Model
- Utilizing the five Ws approach: who, what, where, when, why, and how
- Selecting the most appropriate modeling methodology
- Using CASE tools and simulation techniques
Mapping the Business Landscape
- Analyzing the enterprise structure
- Exploring enterprise architecture
- Decomposing architecture into its constituent parts
- Implementing a Component Business Model
Applying Business Rules
- Documenting constraints: operational and structural
- Representing rules using decision tables
- Defining the scope of Business Functions
Beginning with Functional Decomposition
- Establishing functional hierarchies
- Differentiating between functions and processes
Creating UML Use Case Diagrams
- Defining system scope and boundaries
- Identifying relevant actors
- Refining the use cases
Documenting Business Use Cases
- Selecting the appropriate 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)
- Advantages of adopting a standardized approach
- Sequencing and classifying activities
- Categorizing events
- Simulating a Business Process
Refining Business Process Diagrams
- Choosing the correct gateway: decisions, forks, and joins
- Mapping processes to swim lanes and pools
- Enhancing the model with supporting artifacts
Analyzing the Enterprise Structure
- Establishing the business domain
- Documenting workforce and organizational units
- Modeling systems, documents, information, and tools
Structuring the Enterprise with UML Class Diagrams
- Defining object attributes
- Establishing generalization and specialization relationships
- Constructing associations between classes
- Organizing into packages for domains and functional units
Finalizing the Business Model
- Achieving comprehensive coverage through matrices
- Prioritizing features
- Cross-referencing requirements
- Correlating behavior with roles
Contextualizing the Model with Perspectives
- Documenting business interfaces
- Mapping means to ends
- Capturing time parameters
Communicating the Model to Key Stakeholders
- Understanding your audience
- Selecting the appropriate level of detail
- Choosing the most suitable model for the audience
- Translating business models into user requirements
- Presenting your models effectively
Requirements
Familiarity with basic Windows operations and foundational knowledge of object-oriented (OO) technology will be beneficial.
21 Hours
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