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Company Overview Overview of Process Discovery
Proven ROI
Dramatically accelerates creation of process/use case models 3050% lower costs from faster development cycles and less rework
Process discovery enables a flexible process-driven approach to application requirements definition through capture and analysis of the business processes in which the application will be used.
BA Work Activities
Business Planning
Goals & objectives Key capabilities Business priorities
Business/IT Collaboration
Social communication Process optimization Requirements interpretation
Process Discovery
Process inventory Business glossary Process mapping
Microsoft productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint) Enterprise architecture tools (e.g., IDS Scheer, ProVision, Mega)
Other
According to analysts from Gartner and Forrester, less than 20% of BAs are effective using Visio to model business processes
Base: 99 IT decision-makers Source: April 2009 Global Lean BPM Online Survey
Poll Question:
What tool do you use most often to draw or model business processes?
Poll Question:
What are your most significant process modeling challenges?
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Poll Question:
How long does it typically take you to create a business process map, use case activity diagram or flowchart?
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Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Visio IBM Rational Software Modeler MetaStorm ProVision Sparx Enterprise Architect
RAVEN Professional
RAVEN Express
RAVEN Cloud
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Automatically generate high fidelity business process diagrams from natural language process descriptions Analyze process narrative text and highlight logical errors, gaps or ambiguities that lead to flawed requirements Identify actors, functions and business objects referenced in the process to ensure consistent terminology
Classify, organize and store business processes in user-defined categories, including ability to define as-is and to-be processes
Export RAVEN-generated diagrams and related process data to either Microsoft Visio 2007 or 2010 Export diagrams in either XPDL or XMI format for into other process modeling or system engineering tools
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narratives, RAVEN Cloud offers a more effective way for stakeholders and non-technical subject matter experts to contribute directly to model definition and validation, without also needing to be Visio experts.
requirements that include text descriptions of processes, which are then drawn by the analyst in Visio or a BPMS tool. For BAs without robust process analysis skills, RAVEN Cloud can help them to provide work of value on a process project.
Sandy Kemsley Principal Consultant
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Business Analysts
Business Users Interaction Designers
Process Analysts
Project Managers QA Testers
Process Developers
Operations Managers
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ACTIVITY
Requirements Elicitation Use Case Analysis Process Mapping
Visual Modeling/Diagramming
Narrative/Textual Definition
ROLE
Business Analysts Process Analysts
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