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Understanding Business Processes

  • Definition of a business process
  • Classification of business process types
  • Introduction to Unified Modelling Language (UML)
  • Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)
  • Use case development
  • An incremental approach to modelling

The Process Improvement Life Cycle

  • Assembling the project team
  • Integration with the development life cycle
  • Comparing radical versus incremental improvement within the life cycle

Defining Business Processes

  • Creating business use case diagrams
  • Business use cases and identification of business actors
  • Modelling high-level and grouped processes
  • Business Process Modelling Workshop (case study application)

Translating to System Requirements

  • Developing system use cases
  • Mapping actors and use cases
  • Mapping specific activities
  • Mapping business scenarios
  • Mapping business workers
  • Mapping the business entity model
  • Conducting a mapping workshop

Preliminary Process Assessment

  • Assessing external influencing factors
  • Identifying core and supporting processes
  • Establishing improvement targets
  • Identifying customers and key stakeholders

Business Process Models

  • Evaluating pros and cons of various modelling techniques
  • Components of a process model
  • Introduction to use case scenarios
  • Understanding business objects
  • Mapping the workflow

Modelling Current Processes

  • Conducting interviews and focus groups
  • Modelling conditions, triggers, events, and business rules
  • Managing levels of abstraction
  • Effective modelling tips and techniques
  • Determining the appropriate point to stop modelling

Quantifying Processes

  • Determining what metrics to measure and in what volume
  • Measuring customer satisfaction
  • Measuring performance metrics
  • Measuring efficiency indicators
  • Analysing current processes

Analysing Activities

  • Identifying value-added activities
  • Analysing workflow patterns and constraints
  • Dynamic analysis through simulation
  • Identifying areas for improvement
  • Modelling the new process

Generating New Ideas

  • Documenting alternative solutions
  • Integrating performance measurement mechanisms
  • Capturing and representing process knowledge
  • Managing the modelling process effectively

Implementing New Business Process Models

  • Mapping models to system requirements
  • Developing policies and procedure manuals
  • Utilizing models as tools for change management
  • Process management strategies

Selecting Methods and Tools

  • Method evaluation, selection, and customization
  • Modelling and simulation tools
  • Workflow management tools
  • Intranets and extranets
  • Process and knowledge management tools

Requirements

No prerequisites required.

 14 Hours

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