Training & Development One and Two Day

Creating Functional Specifications for Projects
October 5 & 6, 2010

Program Hours: 8:30am. to 4:30pm
Continental breakfast - 8:00am (Lunch included both days )
Dress Code: Business or Business Casual
(No blue jeans, shorts, etc.)

Objective: This program includes new concepts; such as, Use Cases, Business Domain Models, and UML. The objective is to dramatically improve the ability of participants to accurately identify needs and to develop documentation and processes that will lead to a successful project. Completion of this program earns 14 PDU Credits.

Target Audience: Users, liaisons, and technicians whose responsibilities include specifying or developing enhancements of existing programs or new systems. Also business analysts who interact with technical development personnel. A mix of technical levels in class is encouraged.

Instructor: Gary Schmitz
Gary has extensive experience as a Project Manager and programmer with several financial institutions. He has a thorough understanding of both mainframe and client-server environments. Gary has consulted and taught for a wide-range of organizations throughout the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Canada. His long list of satisfied clients includes the United States Army, and several fortune 500 companies; such as, American Express, Chase Manhattan, and Citicorp.

Focus:
• Business Domain Models
• Project Glossary
• Use Cases
• Object-Oriented Concepts
• UML (Unified Modeling Language)
• CRC Card Techniques

Program Details:

The Software Development Process
- Development Activities
- Planning and Organizing
- Stakeholders
- Determining Who Develops the Requirements

The Business Survey of a System
- Objectives of Analysis
- Tools and Techniques for Data Gathering
- Problem Solving Approaches

Use Cases
- Definition of Use Cases
- How and Why They Are Used
- Elements
- Organizing Use Cases

Business Domain Models
- Need for Models
- What Should be Included
- Class and Object Models
- Business Glossary

UML
- Purpose of UML
- Use Case Diagrams
- Class Diagrams

CRC Card Techniques
(Classes, Responsibilities, and Collaborations)
- Purposes
- Set-up
- Procedure

Location of Program: The Georgian Club
(For directions click on the directions button on the home page)

Professional Skills are the KEY to the Effective Application ofTechnology to the Business Process.

Program Fees: (per individual)
Member: This program uses Two Days or a fee of $1090
Non-member fee: $1300

Failure to cancel within 14 days (prior to this Program) will result in relinquishing full credits or full fee.Refund will be provided, if your reserved seat can be filled.
We will gladly accept substitutions for the original attendee without penalty.

Multiple discounts and on site presentations are available.

Register: Click on registration form.