Chapter 8 - Integrated project. After studying this chapter you will be able to: After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Plan and manage a business analysis project; develop an integrated UML class diagram for a business; develop activity models of multiple business processes, and use those models to assess potential risks and opportunities for process improvements;...
Chapter Integrated Project Copyrightâ2014McGrawưHillEducation.Allrightsreserved.NoreproductionordistributionwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofMcGrawưHillEducation Learning Objectives • • LO#1 Plan and manage a business analysis project LO#2 Develop an integrated UML Class Diagrams for a business LO#3 Develop activity models of multiple business processes and use those models to assess potential risks and opportunities for process improvements LO#4 Use the UML Class Diagram to design and implement a relational database system in Microsoft Access™ LO#5 Employ the relational database to answer a variety of business performance questions 8-2 LO# Sy’s Fish Company Sy’s Fish Company owns a chain of wholesale fish stores The company has grown rapidly over the last few years and now operates eight different stores The company is poised to expand further, but first needs to develop a better accounting information system This project involves a thorough analysis of Sy’s Fish Company business processes to assess opportunities for improvement and 2) implementation of a prototype integrated database to provide financial and management information The Sy’s Fish Project is based on a project developed by Bill McCarthy, Professor, Michigan 1) State University 8-3 LO# Sy’s Fish Company Overview • You will focus on five processes Selling fish Purchasing fish Paying employees Purchasing miscellaneous supplies and services Providing refunds to customers 8-4 LO# Sy’s Fish Company Information • • Summary of interviews with key employees available separately EXCEL spreadsheet with all necessary data available separately • Sy’s Fish uses accrual accounting • Sy’s Fish uses a calendar fiscal year 8-5 LO# Suggested Project Steps Prepa re Activity Diagram s Prepare Project Plan Determ ine Requirem ents I m port Data into Access Cre ate Tables a nd Establish Re lations Prepare Queries Prepa re Structure Diagram s 8-6 Prepare Report Project Deliverables • • • • LO# 2, 3, 4, Project Plan Integrated UML Class Diagram encompassing the five processes BPMN Activity Model for each of the five processes Access database with all tables efficiently organized, relationships set to match your UML diagram, and referential integrity enforced 8-7 Query Requirements • • • • • Company income statement for 1st quarter Company balance sheet at the end of the 1st quarter Stores’ income statements for 1st quarter Accounts receivable for each customer (showing all customers) Each of these may require several 8-8 set queries, but the final query in each Report Requirements • • • LO# 2, 3, 4, Financial performance evaluation for 1st quarter Risk assessment and recommendations for risk management based on the BPMN activity diagrams Assessment of potential benefits of the use of information technology – Refer to BPMN activity diagrams – Consider costs and benefits 8-9 Good luck! 8-10 ... Assessment of potential benefits of the use of information technology – Refer to BPMN activity diagrams – Consider costs and benefits 8- 9 Good luck! 8- 10 ... employees Purchasing miscellaneous supplies and services Providing refunds to customers 8- 4 LO# Sy’s Fish Company Information • • Summary of interviews with key employees available separately EXCEL... with all necessary data available separately • Sy’s Fish uses accrual accounting • Sy’s Fish uses a calendar fiscal year 8- 5 LO# Suggested Project Steps Prepa re Activity Diagram s Prepare Project Plan