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Integrated Project

Guide

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Project Goals

Plan and manage a business analysis project

Develop activity models of multiple business processes and use those models to assess potential risks and opportunities for process improvements

Develop an integrated UML Class Diagrams for a business

Use the UML Class Diagram to design and implement a relational database system in Microsoft Access™

Employ the relational database to answer a variety of business performance questions

Use the BPMN diagrams and business requirements to assess new process after Z CHEDDR implements a new integrated system.

Determine appropriate controls/cybersecurity controls for the new system

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Suggested Project Steps

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Defining Business Requirements

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Use BPMN pools to establish the context.

Preparing Activity Models using BPMN

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Step 1: Establish the basic activities for each process.

Preparing Activity Models using BPMN

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Step 2: Establish who is responsible for each activity and what data objects are created and used.

Preparing Activity Models using BPMN

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Step 3: Allow for errors and exceptions in the process.

Prepare Structure (UML Class) Diagram

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Example UML Diagram

Prepare Data Dictionary and Import Data into Access

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Correct any data redundancies and occasional typographical errors.

Split inefficient tables into multiple tables, e.g., sales information might involve the sales event and the sales items information.

Set appropriate primary keys and verify data types.

Form relationships to look like your UML class diagram to the extent possible.

Prepare Queries

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Ensure data is limited to the period of interest.

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Summarize by store/location for income statement elements before forming an overall income statement.

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Develop balance sheet amounts.

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Develop other performance measures as appropriate.

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Complete Other Parts

Prepare actual financial statements using query data

Describe Z Cheddr financial performance for 1st quarter

Determine changes to processes after IT implementation

Develop internal control recommendations

Package Your Report

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Project Plan

Determine

Requirements

Prepare

Activity

Diagrams

Prepare

Structure

Diagrams

Import Data

into Access

Create Tables

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Relations

Prepare

Queries

Prepare

Report

Customers

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Order

Prepare

Delivery

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Products

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Payroll

Employees

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