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Course Outline
Introduction
- Understanding the necessity of business models
- Developing modeling competencies
Defining the Scope of Modeling
- Understanding what constitutes a business model
- Distinguishing between textual and diagrammatic components
- Differentiating scope from the level of detail
Developing a Methodology for Business Model Creation
- Implementing the steps: elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation
- Iterating through these steps
- Facilitating requirements workshops
- Linking models to project deliverables
Exploring the Multidimensional Aspects of a Business Model
- Utilizing the five Ws approach: who, what, where, when, why, and how
- Selecting the appropriate modeling strategy
- Using CASE tools and simulation techniques
Mapping the Business Landscape
- Analyzing the enterprise context
- Examining enterprise architecture
- Breaking down architecture into constituent parts
- Utilizing a Component Business Model
Implementing Business Rules
- Documenting constraints: operational and structural
- Representing rules using decision tables
- Defining Business Functions
Starting 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 use cases
Documenting Business Use Cases
- Determining the appropriate level of detail
- Specifying preconditions and post-conditions
- Modeling Business Processes
Utilizing Process Modeling Techniques
- Workflows
- Events
- Activities
- Decisions
- Sequencing
- Messaging
- Roles
Maximizing Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
- Advantages of a standardized approach
- Sequencing and classifying activities
- Categorizing events
- Simulating a Business Process
Refining Business Process Diagrams
- Selecting appropriate gateways: decisions, forks, and joins
- Aligning processes with swim lanes and pools
- Enhancing the model with supporting artifacts
Analyzing Enterprise Structure
- Establishing the business domain
- Documenting personnel and organizational units
- Modeling systems, documents, information, and tools
Structuring the Enterprise with UML Class Diagrams
- Identifying object attributes
- Defining generalization and specialization relationships
- Building associations between classes
- Organizing content by domains and functional units
Finalizing the Business Model
- Ensuring comprehensive coverage via matrices
- Prioritizing features
- Cross-referencing requirements
- Aligning behavior with roles
Contextualizing the Model with Perspectives
- Documenting business interfaces
- Mapping means to ends
- Capturing temporal parameters
Communicating the Model to Key Stakeholders
- Understanding your audience
- Selecting the appropriate level of detail
- Choosing the suitable model for your audience
- Translating business models into user requirements
- Presenting your models effectively
Requirements
Familiarity with Windows is recommended, and knowledge of Object-Oriented (OO) technology can be beneficial.
Target Audience:
Business consultants, Business analysts, Project Managers, and IT professionals.
21 Hours
Testimonials (1)
Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
