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Data and Business Process Modeling with Microsoft Visio

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

136 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
2 weeks at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn to identify and navigate the user interface of Microsoft Visio.

  • Gain insight into how to use Microsoft Visio for creating diagrams effectively.

  • Comprehend business process and data modeling roles in analysis, applying concepts via Microsoft Visio models.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course is designed to equip you with essential skills in business process and data modeling using Microsoft Visio. Throughout this program, you will delve into various facets of business analysis and data modeling. Using Microsoft Visio learners will create insightful business processes and data models, and apply these skills to enhance your capabilities in business analysis.

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:  • Identify and navigate the user interface of Microsoft Visio • Explain how to use Microsoft Visio to create diagrams • Explain the role of business activity and process modeling in a business analysis context • Create business process and activity models in Microsoft Visio • Explain the role of data modeling in a business analysis context • Create data models in Microsoft Visio

In this module you’ll explore how Microsoft Visio empowers business analysts in understanding and visualizing key aspects of a business. You’ll learn to capture and present stakeholders' ideas using Visio effectively. You’ll discover its versatile features for creating insightful business process flowcharts, case diagrams, project schedules, and flowcharts.

What's included

9 videos6 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videos•Total 40 minutes
  • Course introduction: Microsoft Visio - Data and business process modelling •4 minutes
  • Information visualization•4 minutes
  • Introduction to Microsoft Visio•5 minutes
  • Introduction to color theory•5 minutes
  • Shapes and connectors•5 minutes
  • Formatting, aligning and groups•4 minutes
  • Optimizing diagrams: Image selection and performance•5 minutes
  • Adding text and hyperlinks to a diagram•5 minutes
  • Module summary: Introduction to Microsoft Visio•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Course Syllabus: Microsoft Visio - data and business process modeling •10 minutes
  • Activity: Setting up: Microsoft Visio•10 minutes
  • How to be successful in this course•5 minutes
  • Quick links: Comparing Microsoft Visio for desktop and web•5 minutes
  • More shapes and stencils•10 minutes
  • Additional resources: Introduction to Microsoft Visio•10 minutes
8 assignments•Total 115 minutes
  • Module quiz: Introduction to Microsoft Visio•30 minutes
  • Activity: Create a basic diagram•10 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Creating a diagram•15 minutes
  • Activity: Organize and format a diagram•10 minutes
  • Activity: Working with themes•10 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Diagram design•15 minutes
  • Activity: Add media to a diagram•10 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Media in diagrams•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What do you hope to learn?•10 minutes

In this module, you'll explore the core concepts of the business activity model (BAM), business process modeling notation (BPMN), and flowcharts and have the opportunity to apply what you have learned using Microsoft Visio.

What's included

9 videos5 readings9 assignments

9 videos•Total 44 minutes
  • What is a business activity model (BAM)?•6 minutes
  • What is a business process?•5 minutes
  • Service blueprints•5 minutes
  • Introduction to business process mapping•4 minutes
  • What is business process modeling and notation (BPMN)?•5 minutes
  • More BPMN diagram types•4 minutes
  • Using BPMN in business process improvement•5 minutes
  • Decision trees•5 minutes
  • Module summary: Business activity and process modeling•5 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Types of business activity•10 minutes
  • BPMN flow and connecting objects•10 minutes
  • BPMN pools, lanes and artifacts•10 minutes
  • As-is and To-be process states•10 minutes
  • Additional resources: Business activity and process modeling•10 minutes
9 assignments•Total 175 minutes
  • Module quiz: Business activity and process modeling•30 minutes
  • Activity: Business activity model in Microsoft Visio•20 minutes
  • Activity: Service blueprint in Microsoft Visio•10 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Business activity model•15 minutes
  • Activity: Creating a BPMN diagram in Microsoft Visio•20 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Business process modeling notation•15 minutes
  • Activity: As-is and to-be process state in Microsoft Visio•30 minutes
  • Activity: Create a decision tree•20 minutes
  • Knowledge check: More flowcharts•15 minutes

In this module you’ll explore the key concepts of data ,odeling using Microsoft Visio to create an entity-relationship (ER) diagram, data flow diagram and data dictionaries.

What's included

10 videos4 readings7 assignments

10 videos•Total 49 minutes
  • Entities and relationships•5 minutes
  • What is an entity-relationship (ER) diagram?•5 minutes
  • UML Notation•5 minutes
  • Cardinality•6 minutes
  • What is a data flow diagram (DFD)?•5 minutes
  • Logical vs physical DFDs•5 minutes
  • What is a data dictionary?•5 minutes
  • Active and passive data dictionaries•6 minutes
  • Data catalogs and data dictionaries•4 minutes
  • Module summary: Data modeling•3 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • ER Diagram Components•10 minutes
  • Cardinality cheatsheet•10 minutes
  • DFD levels•10 minutes
  • Additional resources: Data modeling•10 minutes
7 assignments•Total 140 minutes
  • Module quiz: Data modeling•30 minutes
  • Activity: Creating a UML diagram•25 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Entity relationship diagrams•15 minutes
  • Activity: Creating a data flow diagram•30 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Data flow diagrams•15 minutes
  • Activity: Creating a data dictionary•10 minutes
  • Knowledge check: Data dictionaries•15 minutes

In this module, you’ll put your skills into practice. You’ll reflect on the key learning points that you reviewed during the course and complete the final assessment and hands-on activity.

What's included

2 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin

2 videos•Total 8 minutes
  • Course recap: Business process and data modeling with Microsoft Visio•6 minutes
  • Congratulations•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 55 minutes
  • About the final project and assessment•5 minutes
  • Final project: Improving a business process•40 minutes
  • Next steps•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Self-review: Improving a business process•30 minutes
  • Course quiz: Business process and data modeling with Microsoft Visio•90 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Reflect on learning•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 10 minutes
  • Exemplar: Improving a business process•10 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

This program is for you:

· If you want to start or switch to a career in the field of business analysis.

· If you are interested in the field of business analysis, just beginning to work with business analyst solutions and services. Earning a Microsoft Business Analyst certificate can help advance your career or help you address gaps in your knowledge, skills, and abilities.

You don’t need any background knowledge to take this Professional Certificate. Whether you’re just starting out or a professional in a relevant field, this program can be the right fit for you.

Whether you’re looking to start a new career or change your current one, Professional Certificates help you become job ready. Apply your new skills on hands-on projects that showcase your expertise to potential employers and earn a career credential to kickstart your new career.

Business Analysts play a crucial role in guiding organizations through data-driven decision making. They analyze, interpret, and document business processes and data, providing insights to shape strategic decisions.

Prepare for a career in the high demand field of business analysis. The business analysis skills you learn in this program prepare you for an entry-level role as a business analyst. This program also prepares you for a variety of entry-level roles that require data-driven problem-solving and strategic planning.

This course is completely online. You can access your lessons, readings, and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Yes. We highly recommend taking the courses of each certificate program in the order they are presented. The content in the courses builds on information from earlier courses. The final course contains a practice exam that assesses your knowledge of the content covered in the previous courses. As such, it makes the most sense to take the courses in the order they are presented.

It typically takes 3 months to complete the 6 courses. But some learners may go through the content faster.

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you’ll have an understanding of the fundamental concepts of business analysis and how they apply to an enterprise environment including:

· Proficiency in identifying, analyzing, and documenting business issues with diverse techniques.

· Skills in business process modeling and data visualization using Microsoft Excel.

· Capability in conducting assessments and validating solutions against requirements.

· Effective communication and change management strategies.

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