Developing Process-Centric, Business Requirements Through Process Models and Use Cases

Presented by: Jack R. Hilty, Managing Principal, SentientPoint, Inc.

Course Duration: Two days

Course Description:

 This two-day, in-depth course presents process centric business requirements, business process modeling and use case concepts along with facilitation techniques, which will enhance and extend the capabilities of analysts, facilitators, subject matter experts and design professionals.

Participants learn and practice how to develop detailed, business-driven process-centric business requirement, process models and use cases using a step-by-step approach. They are introduced to new concepts and taught specific techniques that can immediately enhance their requirements and design skills. Participants will leave the course with tools and techniques that can be applied to existing as well as future projects.
This course was developed and is taught by seasoned facilitators and designers who have extensive first-hand experience developing business-driven process-centric requirements and process models through use cases. Years of lessons learned are incorporated into this course, providing an innovative way of developing designs based on actual business situations.

Course Outline:

• Business Requirements driven by the Process Centric Perspective
• Process Modeling Analysis & Design
• Use Cases driven by Process Models
• Business Process Architecture
• Facilitation techniques that will drive the process driven design sessions

Course Objectives:

• Process Modeling Analysis & Design and understand the key terms and concepts in BPM
• Identify the appropriate levels of detail needed to develop a business process model.
• Understand Key Skills, Roles and Responsibilities to implement BPM
• Understand the impact process-centric business requirements, process models and Use Cases have on a design project.
• Learn multiple facilitation techniques.
• Define business rules and learn why they are essential.

Instructor Biography:

Jack is Managing Principal and founder of SentientPoint, Inc. and has over 25 years of experience leading IT departments in the design and development of and transition to Service Oriented Enterprise Architecture environments and model driven business solutions. He specializes in Organizational SOA Readiness, SOA Best Practices, Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Management.

Target Audience/Who Should Attend:

• Business Analysts
• Systems Analysts
• Facilitators
• Subject Matter Experts
• Architects

Unique Value of Course:

Presents concepts that define the what and why, and techniques that show the how. The course includes exercises where participants practice facilitation techniques and apply them as they would in real-life design sessions. Each section builds upon the skills addressed in previous sections.

Allows for rapid design because all steps are structured and produce tangible deliverables, naturally transitioning to the next step.

Makes it possible to design highly adaptive, flexible systems through iterative design techniques.

Provides concepts and techniques that can be used with any technology by both technical and non-technical people.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to immediately employ the knowledge they have obtained; knowing where to start, how to proceed, and how to know when they are done.