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Modeling Techniques for the Business Analyst

Course Description:  

The business analyst has become a pivotal role for information technology projects, responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the key business participants of any project.  The business needs must be communicated in a way that supports business user validation as well as providing the foundation for the  technical staff to design and build a successful solution.  This class focuses on the many types of modeling techniques that are used by the business analyst in system development and provide hands-on experience for attendees to learn how to develop and interpret the models.  Techniques taught are IIBA compliant.

 

Duration:      4 days (Currently under review by the IIBA for endorsement.)

Schedule:    Please contact us for the current schedule of public and private classes

                       

Contact:   Vicky Haney -  Vicky@vbhconsulting.com at 412-558-9282                   
                    For pricing and registration information

 

Who should attend:

New business analysts

Experienced business analysts looking to update their skills and understanding of their role

Project managers who incorporate business analysis roles in their projects

 

What you will accomplish:

 

¨      Overview of BA role

¨      Overview of the most common system development methodologies

¨      Overview of modeling techniques and how they relate to the SDLCs

¨      Fundamentals of Usage Models

§         User Profiles and User Groups

§         User Stories and User Storyboards

§         Use Case Diagrams and Descriptions

§         Prototyping

§         User Interface Design and Screen Navigation

¨      Business Process Improvement and Process Models

§         Defining Business Rules

§         Event and Trigger Identification

§         SIPOC Business Models

§         Context Models

§         Workflow Models (As-Is, SWOT Analysis, To-Be)

§         Flowcharts and Sequence Diagrams

§         Activity Diagrams

§         State Machine Diagrams

¨      Data Models

§         Data Flow Diagrams

§         Data Dictionaries

§         Entity Relationship Diagrams

§         Data Transformation and Mapping

§         Metadata

¨      Technical Models (Architecture, Hardware, Security)

¨      Summary recommendations for which models to use and when 

 

Bring this course to your organization!! 

Contact Vicky Haney at the address below

 

 

Other Business Analysis training:

High Quality Business Requirements 

Project Management Skills for the Business Analyst

Business Analysis for the IT Professional

 

 


FOR   MO RE   INFORMATION
To learn more about training schedules or scheduling training for your organization, contact us at 412.558.9282 or send us an email at vicky@vbhconsulting.com.

VBH Consulting offers  business analysis training near Pittsburgh PA and across the United States.

 

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