Business Process Modeling with PowerDesigner 16

Goals

• Design, Create, and Edit a Business Process Model
• Define and Use Business Rules in a Business Process Model
• Decompose a Business Process
• Convert a Business Process Diagram to a Composite Process
• Check and Verify a Model
• Print and Report on Business Process Models
• Link Business Process Models to other Models, including Requirements Models, Physical Data Models, and Object Oriented Models
• Check Models in and out of the Repository

Audience

• Business Analysts and Modelers, Enterprise Architects

Prerequisites

• * Exposure to basic business process modeling concepts

Content

• Introduction to PowerDesigner and Process Modeling
• • PowerDesigner Overview
  • PowerDesigner Model Types
  • Working with the Library and Glossary Models
  • Business Process Modeling Overview
  • Business Process Methodologies
• PowerDesigner Basics
• • The PowerDesigner Interface
  • Working with PowerDesigner Packages
  • The PD Modeling Environment
  • Working with Business Process Models
• Building a Business Process Model
• • Working with Process Languages
  • Defining Business Processes
  • Decomposing Business Processes
  • Managing BPM Business Rules
• Adding detail to BPM
• • Defining Organization Units
  • Creating Resources and Resource Flows
  • Define Message Formats
  • Manage Starts, Ends and Flows
• Managing Diagrams, Dependency Matrices and Packages
• • Creating Diagrams
  • Setting Display Preferences
  • Working with Composite Processes
  • Defining Packages
  • Managing Shortcuts
• Reporting in PowerDesigner
• • Printing Graphics
  • Working with Report Editors and Templates
  • Managing Multi-model Reports and Report Sections
  • Using the Report Wizard
• Cross Model Relationships
• • Relationships between Business Process Models
  • Creating Cross Model References
  • Impact Analysis Models
  • Using the Requirements Model
• Managing Models
• • Checking Models
  • Merging Models
  • Using the Repository

Notes

• Learn to use PowerDesigner to perform Business Process Modeling. Because business process modeling is a critical factor in today’s business environment, you will explore PowerDesigner’s business process models, including models of composite and underlying processes. Learn how to leverage PowerDesigner’s model checking features to validate the integrity of your model.
• Manage shortcuts and cross model dependencies, as well as create reports from models. Integrate Business Process Modeling with the other model types in PowerDesigner. Lastly, you will also learn how to use the Repository feature to version control your models.

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