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Course Outline
Introduction
- The necessity of business models
- Essential modeling competencies
Establishing the Scope of Modeling
- Defining what constitutes a business model
- Differentiating between textual and visual components
- Distinguishing scope from granularity
Developing a Methodology for Business Model Creation
- Executing the steps: elicitation, analysis, documentation, and validation
- Iterating through the process
- Facilitating requirements workshops
- Linking models to project deliverables
Navigating the Multidimensional Aspects of a Business Model
- Utilizing the five Ws framework: who, what, where, when, why, and how
- Choosing the appropriate modeling strategy
- Using CASE tools and simulation
Mapping the Business Landscape
- Analyzing the enterprise
- Examining the enterprise architecture
- Breaking down the architecture into constituent parts
- Applying the Component Business Model
Implementing 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 scope and system boundaries
- Identifying actors
- Refining use cases
Documenting Business Use Cases
- Determining the appropriate level of detail
- Specifying preconditions and postconditions
- Modeling Business Processes
Applying Process Modeling Techniques
- Workflows
- Events
- Activities
- Decisions
- Sequencing
- Messaging
- Roles
Leveraging 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 the appropriate gateway: decisions, forks, and joins
- Mapping processes to swimlanes 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
- Constructing associations between classes
- Organizing by domains and functional units
Finalizing the Business Model
- Achieving comprehensive coverage using matrices
- Prioritizing features
- Cross-referencing requirements
- Aligning behavior with roles
Contextualizing the Model through 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 right model for your audience
- Translating business models into user requirements
- Presenting your models
Requirements
Foundational knowledge of Windows and object-oriented technologies is beneficial.
21 Hours
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