Data and Business Process Modeling with Microsoft Visio

This course is part of Microsoft Business Analyst Professional Certificate

Instructor: Microsoft

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 videosTotal 40 minutes

Course introduction: Microsoft Visio - Data and business process modelling 4 minutesPreview module
Information visualization3 minutes
Introduction to Microsoft Visio5 minutes
Introduction to color theory4 minutes
Shapes and connectors4 minutes
Formatting, aligning and groups4 minutes
Optimizing diagrams: Image selection and performance5 minutes
Adding text and hyperlinks to a diagram4 minutes
Module summary: Introduction to Microsoft Visio2 minutes

6 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Course Syllabus: Microsoft Visio - data and business process modeling 10 minutes
Activity: Setting up: Microsoft Visio10 minutes
How to be successful in this course5 minutes
Quick links: Comparing Microsoft Visio for desktop and web5 minutes
More shapes and stencils10 minutes
Additional resources: Introduction to Microsoft Visio10 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 115 minutes

Module quiz: Introduction to Microsoft Visio30 minutes
Activity: Create a basic diagram10 minutes
Knowledge check: Creating a diagram15 minutes
Activity: Organize and format a diagram10 minutes
Activity: Working with themes10 minutes
Knowledge check: Diagram design15 minutes
Activity: Add media to a diagram10 minutes
Knowledge check: Media in diagrams15 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 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 videosTotal 44 minutes

What is a business activity model (BAM)?6 minutesPreview module
What is a business process?4 minutes
Service blueprints4 minutes
Introduction to business process mapping4 minutes
What is business process modeling and notation (BPMN)?5 minutes
More BPMN diagram types4 minutes
Using BPMN in business process improvement5 minutes
Decision trees5 minutes
Module summary: Business activity and process modeling4 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Types of business activity10 minutes
BPMN flow and connecting objects10 minutes
BPMN pools, lanes and artifacts10 minutes
As-is and To-be process states10 minutes
Additional resources: Business activity and process modeling10 minutes

9 assignmentsTotal 175 minutes

Module quiz: Business activity and process modeling30 minutes
Activity: Business activity model in Microsoft Visio20 minutes
Activity: Service blueprint in Microsoft Visio10 minutes
Knowledge check: Business activity model15 minutes
Activity: Creating a BPMN diagram in Microsoft Visio20 minutes
Knowledge check: Business process modeling notation15 minutes
Activity: As-is and to-be process state in Microsoft Visio30 minutes
Activity: Create a decision tree20 minutes
Knowledge check: More flowcharts15 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 videosTotal 48 minutes

Entities and relationships4 minutesPreview module
What is an entity-relationship (ER) diagram?5 minutes
UML Notation5 minutes
Cardinality5 minutes
What is a data flow diagram (DFD)?5 minutes
Logical vs physical DFDs4 minutes
What is a data dictionary?4 minutes
Active and passive data dictionaries6 minutes
Data catalogs and data dictionaries4 minutes
Module summary: Data modeling3 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

ER Diagram Components10 minutes
Cardinality cheatsheet10 minutes
DFD levels10 minutes
Additional resources: Data modeling10 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 140 minutes

Module quiz: Data modeling30 minutes
Activity: Creating a UML diagram25 minutes
Knowledge check: Entity relationship diagrams15 minutes
Activity: Creating a data flow diagram30 minutes
Knowledge check: Data flow diagrams15 minutes
Activity: Creating a data dictionary10 minutes
Knowledge check: Data dictionaries15 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.