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BUSINESS
INFORMATION MODELLING
A 2
day course for Business Analysts in modelling business information,
to complement the modelling of business process.
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| WHO
SHOULD ATTEND |
This course is for business analysts, managers, and others who
need to understand how Information Modelling is used in Business Process
documentation, and in designing processes that use IT systems. The topics will
be highly relevant to business analysts interested in achieving quality outcomes
in business process improvement projects. This course is also a perfect next
step for those who have attended the Fundamentals of Business Analysis or
Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture courses.
The course assumes no previous experience in business analysis
or modelling. It would also prove invaluable to process improvement project
managers or IT professionals. |
| COURSE
OUTCOMES |
Upon completing this course, attendees will be able
to:
- understand how Information Modelling is used in Business
Process design, IT System design, and Enterprise Architecture.
- create basic information models.
- evaluate information models for correctness and quality.
- understand the concept and use of Business Objects.
- understand how information models link to other models in
process improvement projects or in enterprise architecture.
- understand the role of databases and information models in best
practice business process design.
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| DATES
AND LOCATIONS |
| Public courses are run in Australia
in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth and in New Zealand
in
Auckland and Wellington. Find a scheduled public course on
our Calendar.
Courses can be run in other locations according to demand.
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| FEES |
| Australia: AUD1285 + GST |
New Zealand: NZD1450 + GST
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| Course
fees include course materials, lunch and refreshments.
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| COURSE
CONTENT |
Course material and activities are organised into the following modules:
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Introduction to Information
Modelling |
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Entities
and Relationships |
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An explanation of what Information Modelling is, its
purpose and benefits with informative practical examples.
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Hands on activity building simple ER diagrams, the
traditional starting point for understanding an organisation's information
needs. |
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Business
Objects |
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Techniques
for Discovering Information in the Business |
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A user-friendly introduction to object related concepts--building on the
previous sections. Attendees will learn to read a business class
diagram. |
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Work together in team setting to develop and try out new fact-finding and
workshopping skills. Explore practical, iterative approaches that can be used in
any organisation to build information models that can be used by both business
stakeholders and IT groups. Learn to test models for validity and
flexibility. |
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Evaluating
Information Models |
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Modelling
Real Organisations |
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A more advanced continuation of
the preceding activities. Learn to model more complex situations, and to test
your outcomes for quality and usefulness. |
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How to use existing real world models (i.e. patterns), and a brief look
at the link between information models and
workflow. |
We also run customised and
in-house courses for specific project needs - see our In-house
Training.
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