Salvia Stephen

Presentations of the team projects will be delivered during class on November 19, 2014.

Prior to presenting, each team should turn in a printed copy of the PowerPoint  presentation and screen shots of the […]

Opportunity to earn extra credit points towards your final grade, see Extra Credit page for details

Draft views of your team’s User Persona(s)  and Scenario(s)

Deliverables:

Use the persona template found on the web site to describe the typical user(s) that will be engaged in the project solution.  Depending on the project solution there may be more than one persona.

Create a draft outline of scenario(s) that the user will work thought as it pertain to the project solution.  The scenario(s) tell a story as to how the user interacts with the solution, there many be one or more scenarios needed to tell the story.  For the initial draft of the scenario(s) you may create a simple document that outlines the steps and decisions in the form of bullet points.  The final project submission should include more formal scenario views using the JustinMind tool.

Exam 2 will be taken on October 29, 2014  during the last hour of class

The Exam will primarily focus on the analysis tools outlined and demonstrated in class discussions 5 –  (Process Mapping), 6 –  (Data Mapping and Relationships)  and 7  – (Business Rules and Decision Trees)  and the respective individual case assignments.

Key topic areas covered in the exam will be: Process Flows, (Swim Lane), Data Analysis (Entity Relationship) and Business Rules (Decision Tree).

Chapter 6 in the text book specifically covered the analysis tools with addition backgound information found in chapter 4.  Review of the class disucssions posted on the web site and follow up case assignments will serve as good study aids.  The Software Requirements Memory Jogger also has examples of the analysis tools and the their components.

Case Solutions can be found on the web site page: Case Assignment Solutions Examples

Draft copies of your team’s As IS  analysis  defining the current state  of  your project topic

Deliverables:

Swim Lane Process flow Diagram

Data Diagram

Key business rules / Decision tree

The goal […]

Individual grades have been posted to the grade book for the Process Flow – Swim Lane case.

Grading is based on 15 points

Mortgage Program Case Study
Due Class 8, October 15, 2014

Read Mortgage Program Case – Business Rules

Use the Business Rule Template

The Deliverables:  Using the information provided:

1. Identify the set of business rules that The Home Mortgage Company is using to decide what interest rate and type loan (fixed or variable) to grant to an applicant for a thirty year loan.

2. Draw a Decision Tree of how The Home Mortgage Company should link these business rules to decide what rate and loan type to offer the applicant.

3. Write a list of questions (4 -5) that you want to ask Jack Jones when you go back to him with your draft rules to check if they are correct.

Review Swim Lane Process flow case assignment

Class discussion on business rules

Team exercise on decision diagram

Review individual assignment on business rules / decision diagram due 10/15/204

Meet with teams to review project scope

Data Analysis Case:  Night Owl Case link

The Deliverables:

Use the Excel Template Sample to:

Create a Glossary of terms from the case
Identify all the data entities that the Night Owl database will need.
For each entity, identify all of the attributes that must be collected. Include information about each entity’s type, range if any, default value, and special requirements.
Indicate the relationships between the different entities.

Use the tool of your choice (Google docs, MS Access, Word, or Sketch on Paper) to create an ER or Schema Diagram to demonstrate the releationships

Class Discussion on Data Mapping and Relationships

Review of Individual Data Mapping Case assignment due Class 7 – October 8, 2014

Review JustinMind tools

Studio work will be focused on a team exercise to identify Data and Relationships

Review Exam 1

Team calibration to finalize and submit Project Scope document

Each Team will turn in a Project Scope Document base on the topic selected at the end of Class 4.  The document should be finalized and turned in at the end of Class 6 on October 1, 2014

Use the project scope template located on the class web site

Swim Lane Process Flow

Develop a Swim lane process flow based on the Sales Order Case, located on the class web site. You may use one of the two Swim Lane templates  (Excel / PowerPoint) also located on the site or other templates found on the internet.

If you are having difficulty leveraging one of the template tools then you may draw and submit the swim lane process flow on paper.

Please submit the assignment in hard copy form

Class Discussion on Process Flow Mapping

Studio work will be focused on a team exercise to develop a process map

Review of Individual Process Mapping Case assignment due Class 6 – October 1, 2014

Exam 1 scheduled for second half of class

Exam 1 will be given on Wednesday evening 9/24/2014 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

Turn in individual Case Scope Document assignment (hardcopy)

Class Discussion on Requirements Elicitation

Case Review of Project Scope assignment

Studio work will be focused on  team selection of project topic and communication to class

Overview of Exam 1 scheduled for second half of class on 9/24/2014

Individual Assignment:

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

Please submit the […]

Class Discussion on Project Scope

Review of Individual Scope assignment and case due 09/17/2014

Studio work will be a team exercise to develop three potential project topics and completion of a worksheet

Class Discussion on Core Business Requirements, Project Stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Discussion topics will reference material in chapters 1 and 2 of the text book

Studio work will be a team exercise to evaluate Core Business Requirements and Project Stakeholders  based on a sample case, teams will be required to turn in worksheets and discuss their findings

Follow link on left navigation under project teams, please let me know if you have an update for your project team name.

MIS3504 – Fall 2015   Section 003
Course Title: MIS3504  Digital Design and Innovation Studio

Meets on:  Tuesday Evenings

Time:  5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Anderson Hall 00008

First Night of […]