You individual assignment grades for Scope document and JustinMind Lab1 have been posted to the course gradebook

You Exam 1 grade has been posted to the course gradebook

Link to Course Grading and Gradebook

Individual Assignment:

Data Analysis Case:  Solutions-Plus Client Project Data Analysis

The Deliverables:

Use the ERD Blank Excel Template to:

1. Create a Glossary of terms from the case
2. Identify all the data entities that the Solutions-Plus Client Project Case will need.
3. For each entity, identify all of the attributes that must be collected.
4. Indicate the relationships between the different entities.

Use the tool of your choice (Excel template ERD Tab, Google docs, MS Access, Word, or Sketch on Paper) to create an ER or Schema Diagram to demonstrate the relationships graphically

Team Assignment:

Revised Team Project Scope based on follow class discussion:

• In the third paragraph of the scope document’s problem statement, be sure to include the specific deliverables outlined in the Team Project Deliverables section of the class web site.
• Review and adjust the project scope Objectives to ensure they are written as a measurable set of metrics in which your teams proposed solution can be evaluated against.
• Please have an updated copy of the Scope document ready for review.
• Please email me a soft copy of the Scope document of the updated document  as well

Class Agenda

• Review Exam 1
• Review Process Flow Case Solution
• Class Discussion on Data Mapping and Relationships
• Review Individual Data Mapping case due next week
• Meet with teams on Scope Documents

Individual Assignment:

Swim Lane Process Flow

Exam 1 will be given on Tuesday evening 9/25/2018 during the last 60 minutes of the class.

The exam will cover material in:

The four Class lecture PowerPoint Presentations:
Class 1 – Introduction to Business Analysis
Class 2 – Requirements and Stakeholders
Class 3 – Scoping a Project
Class 4 – Eliciting Requirements

Reading material found in the Seven Steps Text book
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4

Exam will be comprised of (about) 40 questions, all multiple choice with 3  sections:

General questions from all four class discussion areas listed above

A section of questions associated with sample project scope document

A section of questions associated with a sample case focused on the project stakeholders, responsibilities and objectives

Individual Assignment:

Complete the JustinMind Prototype Introduction Lab

Turn in a hardcopy print out at the beginning of next class

Lab can be found under the Assignment Case Material section of the website

JustinMind Prototype Introduction Lab 1

Team Assignment:

Develop and initial scope document for your team project topic

Use the project scope template (same as the individual assignment)

Link to Scope template document

Bring hard copy to class for review

Email a copy of the scope document to slsnite@temple.edu

Individual Assignment: Project Scoping

Create a project scope document based on the Modern Electronics / Distribution Warehouse case using the project scope template that can be found on the site under Tools and Templates

Reference the PowerPoint discussion deck posted for Week 3 – Project Scope

Please submit the assignment in hard copy form at the beginning of class on Tuesday evening 9/18/2018

Link to case assignment – Modern Electronics Distribution Warehouse Case

Link to Scope template document

I have posted 2 Project Scope samples under the Tools and Template section, these samples are not related to the case assigned, just wanted to give you a frame of reference when filling out the template

Class Discussion on Project Scope
Review of Individual Scope assignment and case due 9/18/2018
JustinMind tool, creating a new project
Class exercise in problem scoping and design

Team Update on Project Topics