Monthly Archives: September 2014
Team Assignment Due October 1, 2014 – Class 6
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
Individual Assignment Due on October 1, 2014 – Class 6
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
Week 5 Class Agenda – 09/24/2014
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
Week 5 – 9/24/2014
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
Week 4 Class Agenda – 09/17/2014
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
Whats due for Week 4 – 9/17/2014
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 assignment in hard copy form at the beginning of class on Wednesday evening 9/17/2014
Week 3 Class Agenda – 09/10/2014
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
Week 2 Class Agenda – 09/03/2014
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
Team Lists are Posted
Follow link on left navigation under project teams, please let me know if you have an update for your project team name.