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ArchiMate 3 in practice

ArchiMate 3 in practice

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Orsys training, Belgium (2022). This 2-day on-site training introduces ArchiMate, an open enterprise architecture modeling language to support the description, analysis and visualization of architecture within and across business domains. ArchiMate offers a common language for describing the construction and operation of business processes, organizational structures, information flows, IT systems and technical infrastructure.

Day 1

Main topics:

  • ArchiMate 3.0: Core Framework, standard and benefits;
  • The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF);
  • Elements: aspects and relationships;
  • Business layer: essentials and hands-on;
  • Application layer: essentials and hands-on;
  • Information structure;
  • Cross-layer relationships.

Day 2

Main topics:

  • Technology layer: essentials and hands-on;
  • ArchiMate: layered and total views;
  • ArchiMate viewpoints;
  • Motivation view;
  • Services in ArchiMate;
  • Vertical slicing through the layers.

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Business process and decision modeling

Business process and decision modeling

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HPI training, MOOC (2021). This online training introduces concepts of business process modeling using the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) industry standard. Based on a thorough understanding of BPMN, the last part of the training covers decision models using the Decision Model and Notation (DMN). Decision models complement process models by representing concrete, operational decisions, both with their structure and their decision logics.

Week 1: Introduction to business process management

Main topics:

  • Defining business processes;
  • Business process models;
  • Interacting business processes;
  • Models and instances;
  • Business process lifecycle.

Week 2: Basic business process modeling

Main topics:

  • Process activities;
  • Exclusive and parallel gateways;
  • Inclusive gateways and loops;
  • Start, intermediate and end events;
  • Concurrency.

Week 3: Analyzing the behavior of process models

Main topics:

  • Process behavior;
  • Structural soundness;
  • Simulating business processes;
  • Petri nets and process analysis;
  • Checking soundness.

Week 4: Advanced business process modeling

Main topics:

  • Sub-processes and boundary events;
  • Activity modifiers;
  • Event-based gateway;
  • Modeling organizations;
  • Resource allocation patterns.

Week 5: Data in business process models

Main topics:

  • Organizing process models;
  • Data and data flow;
  • Data execution semantics;
  • Structured data and sub-processes;
  • Object lifecycle conformance.

Week 6: Business decision modeling

Main topics:

  • Implementation of decisions;
  • Decision requirements diagrams;
  • Semantics of decision tables;
  • Analysis of decision tables;
  • Consistency of processes and decisions.

References

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UML class diagrams

UML class diagrams

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edX training, MOOC (2020). This online computer science training from KU Leuven (BE) provides an in-depth understanding of Unified Modeling Language (UML) class diagrams, which are used to visually represent the conceptual design of a system. The training presents UML class diagrams and explains how they are used to map out the structure of a business domain by showing business objects, their attributes and associations.

Week 1: Introduction

Main topics:

  • Why does data modelling matter?
  • Modelling languages.

Week 2: UML basics

Main topics:

  • Attributes and data types;
  • Class definitions;
  • Unary and ternary association;
  • Aggregation;
  • Derived and implicit association;
  • Parallel paths.

Week 3: UML advanced

Main topics:

  • Superclass, subclass and inheritance;
  • Generalisation sets;
  • Constraints on generalisation and specialisation;
  • Inherited associations;
  • AssociationClass;
  • Association reification.

References

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Strategic thinking

Strategic thinking

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LinkedIn Learning training, MOOC (2020). Working hard is important, but what's really essential is making sure to be working on the right things. Strategic thinking helps managers and leaders guide the direction of their teams and find solutions to key business problems. Furthermore, the training presents frameworks and strategies to make strategic thinking a daily habit, so that we can make the best use of our time, energy and effort at work.

Course 1: Strategic thinking

Main topics:

  • Strategic thinking: the big picture;
  • Developing your strategic thinking;
  • Making implementation happen.

Course 2: How to make strategic thinking a habit

Main topics:

  • Setting yourself up for strategic thinking;
  • Strategic thinking tactics;
  • The most important strategic questions.

References

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LinkedIn Learning (Strategic thinking)
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Learning how to learn

Learning how to learn

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Coursera training, MOOC (2016). Given online by the University of California (US), this training presents the learning techniques and best practices used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports and many other disciplines. No matter what skill levels in given topics, these techniques aim to turbocharge successful learning by giving tips and insights to make the best use of time on problem sets.

Week 1: What is learning?

Main topics:

  • Focused and diffused modes;
  • Introduction to memory;
  • Importance of sleep.

Week 2: Chunking

Main topics:

  • Introduction to chunking;
  • Illusions of competence;
  • Overlearning, Einstellung and interleaving.

Week 3: Procrastination and memory

Main topics:

  • Procrastination and memory;
  • Process versus product;
  • Memory palace technique.

Week 4: Unlocking your potential

Main topics:

  • Visual metaphor or analogy;
  • Value of teamwork;
  • Test checklist.

Reference

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