Use Case Modeling (BA325)

Through hands-on activity & 75% of your time spent practicing new skills, this class will help you master how to create use cases & use case diagrams to communicate functional requirements. Understand not just the theory but the practice of creating...

Course Outline

Use case modeling is a graphical approach to describing requirements for a system. Business analysts, as part of identifying requirements, must be able to explain how individuals will interact with a new system or process. This interaction is described through use case modeling where “actors”, or individuals, interact with systems or processes.  Through use case modeling, business analysts can document functional requirements that can then be understood by technical staff as well as other stakeholders.  Use case modeling is a way to increase the likelihood that stakeholder needs on a project are met as they describe how functionally the system must respond to user interaction. They are not specific on HOW the interaction occurs but focus on the interaction itself.

Through hands-on activity and 75% of your time spent practicing new skills, this class will help you master how to create use cases and use case diagrams to communicate functional requirements.  Understand not just the theory but the practice of creating use cases, exception flows, defining classes, and reading class diagrams.  Recognize how use cases can enhance your skills as a business analyst and help technical staff clearly understand the requirements of the business.  Ensure that your projects are done to specification and that client expectations are met by leveraging the best practices of use case modeling on your next project.

Students pursuing professional development units must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end of-class, multiple-choice assessment.

What you’ll learn in the class:

•     Analyze and document use cases to communication functional requirements
•     Create use case diagrams to illustrate system-user interaction
•     Understand the best practices of use case modeling
•     Leverage use cases appropriately in the project life cycle
•     Increase the success of technical interpretation of business requirements
•     Read class diagrams and learn appropriate naming conventions
 

Who needs To attend:

Systems analysts, business analysts, IT project managers, associate project managers, project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, and program managers.

Course outline:

1.  Fundamentals of Use Case Modeling
•     How requirements relate to use cases
•     Definitions
?     Actors, models, packages, classes, conditions, assumptions, exceptions
 
2.  The Actors
•     Identifying use case actors versus users
•     Describing use case actors
•     Business versus system actors
•     Your stakeholders as actors
 
3.  Identify the Use Cases
•     How to identify use cases
•     Writing the descriptions
•     Including all of the details
 
4.  Write a Use Case
•     The main scenario
•     Alternates and exceptions
•     How to version your work and track changes
 
5.  Advanced Techniques
•     <"include"> and <”exclude”> relationship s

6.  Ensure Quality
•     Define quality standards
•     Create testable use cases

7.  Prioritize Use Cases

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Prior to taking this course, you should have acquired the background as taught in the following courses: - BA10: Business Analysis Essentials - BA20: Requirements Development, Documentation, and Management

Certificates offered

21 PDUs

Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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Global Knowledge
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Global Knowledge Ottawa (Holland Cross)
1600 Scott Street
3rd Floor Tower B
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada   K1Y 4N7

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The facilities at Global Knowledge were great. The Instructor was very knowlegable and made it easy to learn the material. It was a very good experience:)

Reviewed by Tonia L. 2012

   

Note: We had 2 different trainers during this 3 day course. Course: Terminology should reflect North America and be consistent with our business lingo.

Reviewed by Harman M. 2012

   

Found the course very informative. I had little exposure to Sharepoint and learned a number of things I didn't know. Plan to take the next level of training

Reviewed by Michael R. 2011

   

A charged mannul would be provided for students to make notes whereever they think instructions are important as reminders

Reviewed by jinxiu z. 2011

   

The course is so expensive to be payed by oneself. In almost all the others participants their companies pay the fee.

Reviewed by Ricardo T. 2011

   

No course books were provided for us to take.

Reviewed by Hala M. 2011

   

Course was very detailed but more time would be helpful during workshops. An additional day would help lessen the course load.

Reviewed by Roydon F. 2011

   

should have discuss some case studies,,overall A+

Reviewed by Syed A. 2011

   

Our instructor was very knowlegable and he provided excellent real life stories.

Reviewed by Stephen W. 2011

   

The course was very relevant. I was able to apply the knowledge I aquired in the course to my job on the very next day. The only complaint I have is with the temperature of the room. It was freezing! Students has to wear a jacket or sweater. We were told the temp gage was shared with another classroom that was quite warm so they had turned the temp very low causing our room to be very uncomfortable.

Reviewed by Yasmine I. 2011

   

Given the cost of the course, the hardcopy of the manual should have been provided. It would have been useful to make notes alongside the material as we went along.

Reviewed by Jeff P. 2011

   

I am very disappointed with the handouts. I was told I could go online and download a copy of the manual, the problem is that I would like the printed copy of the manual. I chatted online with one of your technitian who was unable to help me. Then I was told someone would contact me by phone to help me. That never happened. When taking a training course, a person EXPECTS to leave the course with ALL the material.

Reviewed by Betty M. 2011

   

Great course provider, keep it on your roaster

Reviewed by Catherine G. 2011

   

Course content and labs were very good, everything worked as expected.

Reviewed by Francisco C. 2011

   

I really enjoyed this course and was surpised how ell everything was run...enjoyed the instructer very much (Par) and would like to take an other course with him. I wish we could have taken the work book home with us though!!!

Reviewed by gail h. 2010