Business Analysis: Data Flow Diagrams to Visualize Workflows
Process Modeling Techniques for Requirements Elicitation and Workflow Analysis - Now with ChatGPT and Jasper Demos
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May 2025
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What you will learn
Document existing business processes and workflows in Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) to initiate business process analysis
Defend the need for Physical Process Models, Context Diagrams, and Data Flow Diagrams
Use the right symbols for each type of diagram to ensure a common interpretation by all parties
Explode a high level Data Flow Diagram to its lower level details to reveal underlying processes and procedures
Balance DFD’s to identify missing processes and reduce late project change requests
Use Horizontal Balancing to discover missing data and minimize redundancies
Document process specifications for functional primitives to guide the solution providers
Express metadata to reveal informational details that developers need to build the solution
Apply workflow analysis techniques to reveal the cause of business problems, timing anomalies, and error/exception handling processes.
Leverage the results of workflow analysis to elicit requirements, user stories, scenarios, features, etc.
Evaluate the use of AI Writer Jasper for AI-Storming Lower-Level Processes for a Detailed DFD
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Our Verdict
The Business Analysis: Data Flow Diagrams to Visualize Workflows course on Udemy ranks high in content quality and practicality, serving as an effective refresher for experienced professionals and a valuable introduction for beginners. However, the course could benefit from updated digital examples, emphasized Agile methodology application, increased interactivity, and more relatable language to broaden its appeal. Incorporating case studies and opportunities for knowledge verification would further enhance its effectiveness.
What We Liked
- Covers both the theory and practice of Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) creation for workflow visualization
- Explains how DFD fits into business analysis and its value, providing a comprehensive description
- Innovative graphics and examples make concepts easy to follow and understand
- Helps users think in terms of processes supported by systems, useful for software documentation
- Incorporates AI Writer Jasper demonstrations for AI-Storming lower-level processes
Potential Drawbacks
- Lacks up-to-date digital examples for Data Flow Diagram entries
- Minimal Agile methodology focus with limited exercises and examples
- The course could be more interactive, possibly through quizzes or other activities
- Academic language may not appeal to all learners
- Lacks case studies or methods to gauge understanding of DFD concepts
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09/03/2015
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