Course Outline
Fundamentals of Business Modelling
1. The role of models in analytical work
- Models as tools for thinking and communication
- Levels of abstraction in modelling
- Model boundaries and simplifications
2. Overview of business modelling methods
- Process models
- Organisational models
- Information models
- Value models
3. Business process modelling
- AS-IS and TO-BE approaches
- Identifying end-to-end processes
- Process owners and responsibilities
4. Process analysis
- Bottlenecks
- Decision points
- Process risks
Practical application of models
1. Business models vs. strategy
- Linking models with business objectives
- Impact of changes on the organisation
2. Models as a communication tool
- Establishing a common language for stakeholders
- Simplifying complexity
3. AS-IS vs. TO-BE gap analysis
- Identifying gaps
- Prioritising changes
4. Common modelling pitfalls
- Over-modelling (excessive detail)
- Lack of clear modelling objectives
- Models detached from reality
5. Summary and recommendations
Requirements
- Professional Experience in business analysis, requirements engineering, or product management.
- Prior Knowledge: A basic understanding of business process concepts and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Tools: Basic proficiency in any modelling tool (e.g., Enterprise Architect, Visual Paradigm, Lucidchart, or MS Visio).
Audience
- Business and Systems Analysts.
- Business and Process Consultants.
- Product Owners and Product Managers.
- Solution Architects.
- Individuals participating in transformation and optimisation projects.
Testimonials (3)
The pace was good, with a nice mixture of knowledge sharing, demonstrations and practical work. Filip was very engaging and provided the energy to get through the course. It was good that there was a lot of 1:1 tuition, with Filip going through individual training exercises.
Colin - Worldpay
Course - BPMN, DMN, and CMMN - OMG standards for process improvement
The training definitely backfilled some of the gaps in my knowledge left by reading the OptaPlanner userguide. It gave me a good broad understanding of how to approach using OptaPlanner in our projects going forward.
Terry Strachan - Exel Computer Systems plc
Course - OptaPlanner in Practice
The training is very interesting and can be useful on our future projects and the trainer is always active on answering our questions and helping us when we are having issues on our end.
