Business Systems Design

Prerequisites:

Attendance on the Business Systems Analysis course or 6 months using structured techniques including Data Flow Diagrams and Entity Modelling.

Course Description:

This course is suitable for, Analysts and Designers who need to produce effective business specifications, Analysts and Designers who need to use structured techniques in the design stage, Analysts and Designers who need to develop close working relationships with business users

Analysts and Designers who have to design solutions that fulfil complex business requirements.

This course includes the following modules:

SETTING THE SCENE

• Introduction
• Business drivers for effective design
• Business Systems Design Overview
• Role of the Designer
• Profile of an effective Designer
• Personal assessment (preliminary)

INTERFACE WITH THE ANALYSIS PHASE AND ITS DELIVERABLES

• When does Analysis stop?
• Building on the Analysis Deliverables
• Scoping the Design

NEW REQUIREMENTS

• Defining and adding functional requirements
• Identifying and adding non-functional requirements

LOGICAL DESIGN OF PROCESSES AND DATA

• Logical process design
• Logical data design

ENTITY PROCESS MATRIX

• Validating the design
• How to compile and use the EPM

DESIGN INSPECTIONS

• Purpose of inspections
• Types of inspections
• Fagan Inspections
• Structured Walkthrough's

PHYSICAL DESIGN

• Design of physical processes
• Design of physical data files

BOUNDARY DESIGN AND BUSINESS CONTROLS

• Defining the human / machine boundary
• Defining internal system boundaries
• Design of controls around boundaries

USER INTERFACE DESIGN PRINCIPLES

• Intuitive interface designs
• Involving users in the interface design
• Interface design workshops

ENTITY LIFE HISTORIES

• Defining the ELH
• Benefits if using ELH's

ACCESS PATH ANALYSIS

• Defining access paths
• Using the APA to predict system performance

PROCESS SPECIFICATION METHODS

• Structured English
• Decision Trees
• Decision Tables

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

• Key learning points
• Personal assessment (final)
• Action planning