Business Analysis
Business Analysis Modeling Essentials
Learn the models every business analyst relies on.
2 daysFoundation6 modules
About this course
Learn the models every business analyst relies on. Over two days you will draw scope diagrams, map current and future processes, build entity-relationship diagrams, write use cases and prototype user interfaces.
What you'll learn
- Identify common modeling techniques used by business analysts.
- Create a scope diagram to facilitate in-scope and out-of-scope discussions.
- Model business processes, creating “as-is” and “to-be” process maps.
- Develop a basic Entity-Relationship Diagram to model data requirements.
- Provide a narrative and produce a use case diagram to map out the various paths an actor may take to use the software
- Implement a Paper Prototype to document interface requirements.
Curriculum
6 modules
- Modeling defined
- Benefits of modeling
- Concurrent Solution Modeling Framework
- Introduction to common models
- Business, Project and Requirements Context
- Requirement classifications reviewed
- Process modeling overview
- Prepare for a modeling session
- Techniques to help modeling sessions stay focused
- Create a scope diagram
- Primary and alternative paths
- Basic process mapping notation
- Swimlanes and process map
- Create a process map
- Data model overview
- Eight-step modeling process
- Data model notations
- Define data terms & create a data model
- Use case model overview
- Use case notation
- Create a use case diagram
- Document a use case narrative
- Prototype overview
- UI planning
- Create paper prototype
Who it's for
Business analysts, systems analysts and project team members.
Before you start
- Participants should have worked on at least one software application project. No technical experience is necessary, but an understanding of applications development is helpful.
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