Process Automation: focus on imagination and modeling Stefano Grazioli

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Process automation Identify the requirements (what needs to be done) Create a description of the business process (how it works) Implement the BP using IT (build it) Business Analyst / Consultant Technical Analyst / Consultant Developer / Consultant

It begins with figuring out what needs to be done User perspective “Use cases” Talk about it Sketch it Show it Dream it Prototype with paper and pencil Hey, I need a financial calculator to compute the interest for my loans…

Then make sure you understand how it works International standard State Diagrams Class Use Case Diagrams State Diagrams Package Use Case Diagrams Activity State Diagrams Sequence Scenario Diagrams Deployment Component Diagrams Collaboration Scenario Diagrams Component Scenario Diagrams Statechart

An Activity Diagram Understand & communicate Reengineer & change Specify software We will use it to describe the homework

An Activity Diagram [Returned goods] [Errors] [OK] RECEIVING A/P Starting point Activity Decision Point End point [Guard] Model guards only if they add value Swimlane Fork Join Actor Merge RECEIVING A/P VENDOR Receive goods Inspect content Return some goods [Returned goods] Receive returns [Errors] Notify Vendor and A/P [OK] Update A/R Accept all goods Update A/P Pay vendor Reconcile Account

A decision has one entry point and multiple exits A join has a single exit point, that is traversed when all the input activities have occurred. A merge has a single exit and is traversed when any one of the input activities occurs. A fork has one entry point and multiple exits to show activities that can be done in parallel A decision has one entry point and multiple exits Can do this or that or this

Homework H3

Activity Diagram H3 - Simple Financial Calculator Principal is <=0 User inputs on spreadsheet: principal, years, and interest rate Alert the user User presses button Year is <1 or >25 Alert the user Principal is missing Alert the user Rate is <= 0 or > 10 Alert the user Year is missing Alert the user Compute formulas, output results Rate is missing Alert the user

H3: Financial Math Functions Interest = Principal * [(1+ Interest Rate) t – 1] "Principal" is the same as "capital" pay attention to the unit of measure!

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