Sparx Enterprise Architect for Business Analysts | Real IRM

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Course Details

Course Format:

Instructor-led training

Course Duration:

3 days

Prerequisites:

A good working knowledge of the latest Sparx Enterprise Architect version (as provided in the Sparx Enterprise Architect Tool Training)

Equipment:

Each delegate must bring a laptop on which Sparx Enterprise Architect is installed. Licenses must be provided, alternatively the free 30-day trial may be used.

Brochure:

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Sparx Enterprise Architect for Business Analysts

Introduction

Enterprise Architect is a multi-user, graphical tool designed to help teams build robust and maintainable systems. With built-in requirements management capabilities, Enterprise Architect helps the user to trace high-level specifications to analyse, design, implement, test and maintain models using UML, SysML, BPMN and other open standards.

Course Description

This three-day course will provide the tools and techniques which are vital for effective business analysis using Sparx Enterprise Architect. The course will cover some of the basic modelling conventions used in Sparx Enterprise Architect, and will delve into the specific techniques used to execute a comprehensive analysis of a business problem. A real life case study will be analysed and through practical exercises the participants will model the behavioral requirement of the system in the form of business use cases, activity diagrams, role maps, entity states and more. Structural requirement analysis will also be addressed through practical exercises using entity classes, generalizations, whole/part relationships, transient roles and more.

The techniques that are demonstrated in the practicals are relevant in both agile and waterfall approaches type projects.
 

Course Outline

  • Repositories and Models
    • Packages and Diagrams
    • Elements, Composite Elements and Cells
    • Relationships
  • Requirements Modelling
  • Object Oriented Analysis
  • Business Use Cases
    • Activity Diagrams
    • Role Map
    • System Use Cases
    • Scenario Modelling
  • Entity States
    • State Transitions
    • State Activities
  • Entity Classes
    • Generalizations, Associations, Multiplicity
    • Transient Roles, Whole/Part Relationships
    • Attributes, Operations
    • Lookup Tables
 

Course Instructors

The course instructors have architecture and modelling experience both from consulting and corporate viewpoints and thus are familiar with many real-world challenges.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Business Analysts
  • Process Modellers/Engineers
  • Business Architects
  • Enterprise Architects
  • Information Architects
"The sessions were good and informative. The instructor took his time to explained and ensured that everyone was following"
Liberty
 
"Fantastic course! Definitely taking more courses"
Standard Bank
 
“Course was good”
EPPF
 
“Excellent presentation, structure and articulation of course material. Excellent knowledge base of product. Thank you.”
Comair

 

Course Logistics

Courses are available to the public on scheduled dates and on request for private groups of five or more delegates.

Course Fees

R 10 577 excl VAT per delegate

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We accept EFT and credit card payments.

COURSE PACK INCLUDES…

  • A printed course manual

DELEGATES ATTENDING LIVE, VIRTUAL CLASSES RECEIVE A LEARN BOX COURIERED TO THEIR DOORS

This pack includes:
  • Course Manual
  • Instructions/tips on using Google Hangouts
  • Headphones
  • Note pad
  • Pen

Cancellation Policy

There is a 100% cancellation fee for cancellations made within ten working days of the start of the training event.

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Sparx Enterprise Architect for Business Analysts Johannesburg 31 Jul 2023 Register

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Bruno Vandenborre

Bruno is an information and data modelling expert with over 22 years of IT experience. Born and educated in Belgium, Bruno holds a Masters in Computer Science from the KULeuven, and is TOGAF® 9 and ArchiMate 3 certified. Currently he serves as specialist trainer at Real IRM.

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