Modelling the Business Problem and Solution: Program Content
Real-life business problems can become very complex, which create difficulties in analysis. Modeling the business problem brings clarity and understanding from all stakeholders. In this workshop, you will learn the key analysis models BAs use to analyze, formalize and validate business and system requirements. You will also learn the purposes and strengths of the models and which are right for your project and fit your organization’s culture.
What you will learn
- Techniques to document, analyze and redesign business processes
- Process modeling with BPMN
- How to build a logical data model to represent an organization’s information requirements and business rules
- Linking business rules to requirements and use cases
- How to develop a use case model, considered to be industry best practice in representing functional requirements
- Advanced modelling techniques
Program Content
Enterprise Analysis
- Evaluate proposed business initiatives for viability and organizational advantage
- Tips for a successful business case
Overview of Concepts and Environment
- What is a project?
- Examples of projects/BA involvement in project selection
- Why projects fail
- The project triple constraint and the BA
- Project relationships between the project manager and the business analyst
Planning and the BA
- Understand the importance of the planning and managing aspect in the role of the BA
- Understand team roles
- Identify and analyze stakeholders
- Determine product scope
- Determine appropriate methodology
- Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that is requirements driven, focusing on planning, testing and managing responsibilities
- Select and estimate requirements activities in all phases of the project
- Understand how project progress is monitored and controlled
Risk and the BA
- Risk management planning
- Risk Identification
- Qualitative risk analysis
- Quantitative risk analysis
Validating and the BA
- Examine the importance of testing and testing strategies
- Develop a high level test plan
Managing Requirements
- Identify, analyze, and manage requirements change
- Identify the means to perform requirements traceability throughout the project