Using Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect for Business Modelling

The Using Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect for Business Modelling is a training course aimed at those in the role of a Business Analyst. The main objective of this course is to furnish the participants with the skills necessary to produce quality business models using Enterprise Architect.

Course Details

Duration: 2 Days

Prerequisites: Participants should have a basic understanding of both UML and Enterprise Architect.

Course Outline

• Requirements Management:
• Classifying and organising requirements including creating types of Requirements such as Business Rules
• Describing requirements, including customising requirements with Tagged Values
• Importing and “round-tripping” requirements using Excel and CSV files

• Use Case Modelling in Enterprise Architect:
• Structuring the Repository for Use Case Modelling to conform to best practices
• Modelling using Abstraction and Composite Elements
• Creating Use Case Diagrams
• Capturing Use Case Details including:
• Pre and post conditions
• Descriptions
• Structured Scenarios
• Creating and managing traceability between Use Cases, Use Case Scenarios and Requirements

• Business Process Modelling in Enterprise Architect:
• How BPMN 2.0 Business Process Models are created and managed in Enterprise Architect with particular emphasis on the use of libraries of re-useable elements such as Pools, Lanes and Activities
• Use of BPMN 2.0 tagged values to maintain traceability between elements
• Creating BPMN 2.0 Collaboration and Process Diagrams and how abstraction is used to link the levels of BPMN 2.0

• Data Modelling using UML Class Diagrams:
• Classes and objects compared
• Attributes and data types
• Associations, multiplicities and roles
• Aggregations and compositions
• Generalisations
• Class diagram options in Enterprise Architect
• Using diagrams in Enterprise Architect in multiple views