Essential Modeling Skills and Techniques

This course teaches you the art of translating complex thoughts, ideas, requirements, and procedures into graphical formats that anybody can comprehend. This is also known as modeling.

It’s also one of the most in-demand abilities that companies look for in a Business Analyst. 

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In this course, we’ll teach you 8 of the most popular modeling techniques used in organizations today. After you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to turn complex information, processes, and relationships into clear, understandable charts, matrices, and maps that facilitate communication, organization, and progress in your project.

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In this course, we’ll teach you 8 of the most popular modeling techniques used in organizations today. After you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to turn complex information, processes, and relationships into clear, understandable charts, matrices, and maps that facilitate communication, organization, and progress in your project.

Learn more about the course and your instructors below!

In this course, you’ll find value in learning:

  • Process Flowcharts that will help you paint a full picture of the process steps and nuances.
  • SWOT Analysis that will give you a full view of the internal and external factors that could affect your ultimate goal.
  • Use Cases that will give you a detailed view of how people will interact with your system, process, or product.
  • User Stories that will help you understand what users truly want from the solution you’re building. 
  • Stakeholder Maps that provide the best visual representation for stakeholder analysis as it organizes stakeholders based on the criteria that will be used to manage them throughout the project.
  • RACI Matrices that make clear the roles, responsibilities, tasks, and deliverables of different stakeholders involved in a project or business process.
  • Scoring Matrices designed to help business analysts and other stakeholders make more objective and clear-sighted decisions.
  • Organizational Charts that illustrate a company’s internal structure while providing insight into roles, responsibilities, and relationships between relevant individuals.

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Awesome Perks

As an added bonus, we’ve included some pretty useful resources with this course, such as: 

  • SWOT Analysis Template
  • Scoring Matrix Template
  • Stakeholder Map Template
  • RACI Matrix Template
  • Org Chart Template
  • Use Case Template
  • User Story Template

The Extras

  • Money-Back Guarantee
    If you’re not happy with the course, contact us in the first 30 days and we’ll give you your money back.
  • Lifetime Access
    Enrollment grants you unlimited access to your course and any activities, resources, handouts, and quizzes for life.
  • 1-on-1 Support
    Unlimited 1-on-1 support directly from your instructor for any questions you might have.

Jeremy Aschenbrenner,
Chief Instructor

Meet Your Instructor

Hi, I’m Jeremy Aschenbrenner!
Many know me better as The BA Guide.

After gaining a decade of valuable experience in business analysis and consistently delivering successful projects that drive value for organizations, I decided to follow my passion for teaching others. This led me to establish The BA Guide, a platform dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations by sharing my expertise.
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Customer Appreciation

"Very complete and easy to understand. Lecturer has a good flow of information to present. Every section of the course if easy to understand and implement. I particularly liked the UML and BPML and User story sections."
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"Very concise and to the point course on concepts and role of a business analyst. Being a certified PMP professional, I could relate this to the day to day activities of a project. Have already recommended this course to my team members. Not to miss, even for the experienced professionals. Highly recommended. Cheers!!!"
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"Great course! I'm a Sr. IT Business Analyst and this course is refreshing. The instructor examples are definitely helpful. I really enjoyed the lectures and exercises on RACI Matrix."
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Course Curriculum

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Essential Modeling Skills and Techniques

Welcome to the Course!

  1. Course Summary
  2. Meet Your Instructor - Jeremy Aschenbrenner

Introduction to Visual Modeling

  1. Visual Modeling Concepts
  2. Instructions: Opening the XML Files

SWOT Analysis

  1. Introduction to SWOT Analysis
  2. SWOT Analysis Breakdown - Data Sources
  3. SWOT Analysis Breakdown - S
  4. SWOT Analysis Breakdown - W
  5. SWOT Analysis Breakdown - O
  6. SWOT Analysis Breakdown - T
  7. Analyze Your Findings
  8. SWOT Analysis Practical Walkthrough
  9. SWOT Analysis Template Explained
  10. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (SWOT Analysis)

Use Cases

  1. Introduction to Use Cases
  2. Written Use Case Overview
  3. Use Case Elements Breakdown - System
  4. Use Case Elements Breakdown - Actor
  5. Use Case Elements Breakdown - Use Case
  6. Use Case Elements Breakdown - Associations & Dependencies
  7. Steps to Create a Use Case
  8. Use Case Practical Exercise
  9. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Use Cases)

Organization Chart

  1. Introduction to the Organization Chart
  2. Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Visio
  3. Another Practical Example using Visio
  4. A Third Practical Example using Visio
  5. Creating a Basic Organization Chart using Excel
  6. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Organizational Chart)
  7. Understanding Org Chart Tiers

Stakeholder Map & RACI Matrix

  1. READ THIS FIRST: Information about these visual models
  2. Introduction to Identify and Manage Stakeholders
  3. The Stakeholder Map and its Purpose
  4. Identify and Categorize Stakeholders
  5. Stakeholder Map Template Walkthrough
  6. Don't have Visio? We've got you covered
  7. Stakeholder Map Practical Exercise
  8. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Stakeholder Map)
  9. RACI Matrix Overview
  10. Creating a RACI Matrix
  11. RACI Matrix Creation Practical Example (PART 1 OF 2)
  12. RACI Matrix Creation Practical Example (PART 2 OF 2)
  13. RACI Matrix Quiz

Scoring Matrix

  1. WATCH THIS FIRST: Provides clarification on the naming of the technique
  2. Scoring Matrix Basics
  3. Definitive Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise
  4. Rating Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise
  5. Weighted Template Walkthrough and Practical Exercise
  6. Template Wrap-Up
  7. Step-by-Step Process to Create the Perfect Scoring Matrix
  8. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Scoring Matrix)

Process Flowcharts

  1. Process Flowchart Section Summary
  2. Process Flowcharts Defined
  3. Breaking down Flowchart Symbols
  4. Suggested Verbs for Process Names
  5. Understanding Flowchart Layers/Levels
  6. BPMN vs UML
  7. 7 Steps to Create a Process Flowchart
  8. Process Flowchart Practical Example 1
  9. Process Flowchart Practical Example 2
  10. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (Process Flowcharts)

User Stories

  1. User Stories Summary
  2. User Stories Definition
  3. User Stories Structure
  4. User Stories Key Characteristics
  5. User Stories Additional Examples
  6. User Stories Acceptance Criteria
  7. User Stories Epics
  8. User Stories Documentation
  9. User Stories Creation Process
  10. User Stories Practical Example
  11. STUDENT ACTIVITY: Now It's Your Turn (User Stories)

Next Steps

  1. Well done! What's Next?

Essential Modeling Skills and Techniques Course

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Essential Modeling Skills and Techniques

Visual Modeling Concepts

Introduction to SWOT Analysis

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