IDSC3202: Analysis and Modeling of Business Systems

Improving business processes has become a key business strategy: always driving toward faster, cheaper, more reliable processes through automation. A key role in these improvement efforts is that of the Business Analyst: the person who bridges the gap of understanding between the business needs and the technologists (designers and programmers). This course emphasizes the science and the art of converting ambiguous and contradictory business concepts into business process models. These models must, of course, be correct, but also precise enough to be implemented. Over the semester, we will study critical business analyst skills: evaluating current processes, recommending strategic solutions, working with business stakeholders to clarify and document requirements, developing process and data models, and planning for the human side of change. Prerequisite: IDSC 3001

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