Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
IDEF, flowcharts, block diagrams, structure charts, DFDs
This is a hands-on practical workshop for the BA in business process modeling using workflow models and state machine diagrams (also known as Harel statecharts) to describe the sequencing of events for a business or IT process. Trainees step through a complex real-life case study, learning not only how to draw the diagrams but how and when to effectively use the techniques during a projects' life cycle. Trainees learn how to use business process diagrams to model existing and to-be processes, to define workflow for business use cases, to supplement the documentation of system use cases and to define lifecycle rules for business objects. The course covers the most popular standards for business process modeling: UML 2 - a standard robust enough to cover the complete IT project lifecycle – and BPMN – a standard specifically created for business process modeling that is gaining widespread popularity. Trainees will learn to employ UML activity diagrams (with and without partitions/swimlanes) as well as BPMN Business Process Diagrams (BPD) to model workflow and UML state machine diagrams to analyze the lifecycle of key business objects. As a supplement, IDEF workflow conventions developed by the military are also included in the printed course material and may be optionally included in class-time instruction.