Friday, February 14, 2014

Requirements analysis: Business context diagram

Benefit of a business context diagram?

Defines the scope of the work we have to study.
It shows the work as a single, as-yet-uninvestigated process.
It is surrounded by adjacent systems and actors.
Arrows show the data flows between the work and the adjacent systems → carried as business events.

The business context diagram shows where the responsibilities of the adjacent systems start and end.

The data flow makes it clear what work has to be done by the adjacent systems and what has to be done by the work.
Preplanned business use cases that are activated as soon as an actor initiates an business event.


Why does business events and business use cases help?

  • A way to partition the work in a non - subjective way by identifying responses to outside stimuli.
  • Benefit of a clear view of the needed functionality.
  • Internal partitions are mainly the result of technologies, design and history.
  • Business events point out what belongs together.
  • Perfect vehicle for further requirement analysis work!






1 comment:

  1. It is very important to have a business plan before carrying out and execute the decision related to any transaction. It is helpful to keep oneself on the track and prevent deviation from ethical business principles made by your organization.

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