Course Length: 1 day

Course Approach: Lecture, discussions, hands-on labs

Skill level: Intermediate

Business modeling with Unified Modeling Language (UML) provides an approach to modeling business processes using the same language (UML) software teams use to model systems. By using the same notation across business and system domains, communication between business analysts and software teams is improved, and business considerations are more likely to be included in the system requirements, eventually leading to a better system. The course introduces UML as a business notation and ties business models to system models. Students gain experience in business modeling through a series of group exercises that require the students to model the business processes of a small Real Estate franchise.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

This course is intended for business and requirements analysts who need to ensure that the systems or software their teams deliver match their customer's needs, and for system analysts who are responsible for gathering requirements.

This methodology course lays the foundation for the following products:

Note:  This is a methodology course and does not teach the products mentioned above.

This course has the following related courses:

Students should have completed:

To benefit from this course, students should be familiar with: