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Course Outline

Introduction

  • The necessity of business models
  • Modeling competencies

Establishing the Scope of Modeling

  • Definition of a business model
  • Distinction between textual and diagrammatic components
  • Comparison of scope versus level of detail

Developing a methodology for business model creation

  • Executing the cycle: elicit, analyze, document, validate
  • Iterative refinement of steps
  • Moderating requirements workshops
  • Aligning models with project deliverables

Illustrating the multifaceted elements of a business model

  • Utilizing the five Ws framework: who, what, where, when, why, and how
  • Choosing the appropriate modeling technique
  • Utilizing CASE tools and simulation environments

Mapping the Business Environment

  • Enterprise analysis
  • Investigation of enterprise architecture
  • Breaking down architecture into constituent parts
  • Application of a Component Business Model

Implementation of business rules

  • Recording constraints: operational and structural
  • Representing rules via decision tables
  • Defining the scope of Business Functions

Initiating the workflow via functional decomposition

  • Identifying functional hierarchies
  • Differentiating between functions and processes

Creating UML use case diagrams

  • Defining the scope and system boundary
  • Identification of actors
  • Refinement of use cases

Documentation of business use cases

  • Selecting the appropriate level of detail
  • Defining preconditions and post-conditions
  • Modeling Business Processes

Application of process modeling methods

  • Workflows
  • Events
  • Activities
  • Decision points
  • Sequencing
  • Messaging
  • Roles

Utilizing Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)

  • Advantages of a standardized methodology
  • Ordering and classification of activities
  • Classification of events
  • Simulation of a Business Process

Optimizing business process diagrams

  • Selecting appropriate gateways: decisions, forks, and joins
  • Assigning processes to swim lanes and pools
  • Enhancing the model with auxiliary artifacts

Assessing the Enterprise Framework

  • Definition of the business domain
  • Documentation of personnel and organizational units
  • Modeling of systems, documents, information, and tools

Organizing the enterprise via UML class diagrams

  • Determination of object attributes
  • Generalization and specialization of relationships
  • Establishing associations between classes
  • Packaging for specific domains and functional units

Completion of the Business Model

  • Ensuring comprehensive coverage through matrices
  • Prioritization of features
  • Cross-referencing of requirements
  • Alignment of behavior with roles

Adapting the model through varied perspectives

  • Documentation of business interfaces
  • Mapping from means to ends
  • Capture of temporal parameters

Dissemination of the Model to Key Stakeholders

  • Understanding the target audience
  • Selecting the appropriate level of detail
  • Choosing the suitable model for the audience
  • Translation of business models into user requirements
  • Presentation of your models

Requirements

Familiarity with Windows operating systems is required, while knowledge of Object-Oriented (OO) technology is advantageous.

Target Audience:

Business consultants, Business analysts, Project Managers, and IT specialists.

 21 Hours

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