Define, Improve and Customise Methodology

Business Abstraction has significant experience in assisting RUP (Rational Unified Process from IBM-Rational) and Mentor (a process product from Object Consulting P/L) sites to achieve maximum outcome from their process investments.

As a rule of thumb, an off-the-shelf process provides only 20% of answers. Another 80% should be produced through customisation of process, integrated with project delivery and SQA procedures and with all relevant stakeholders. We can provide 100% - a detailed specifications of customised process and methodology, with all templates and guidelines

Improve Tools Usage

Business Abstraction has sufficient experience with many UML tools like Rational Rose, Telelogic Tau and Microsoft Visio. While these tools provide good UML diagramming capabilities, they only can benefit business analysis and software development activities when accompanied with an effective methodology and used with sufficient skills.

Business Abstraction can provide UML training that unlock productivity and quality potential of UML tools. We can also provide methodology, templates and guidelines required for consistent appolication of UML.

UML Training

Our UML training is designed to work with all popular UML tools, including Rational Rose, Telelogic Tau and Microsoft Visio, as well as to deliver superior productivity and consistency to teams using RUP, Mentor or other formal software development processes. Our customers get the benefit of our high-intensity training, "Multiconference" lab that allows individual progress monitoring and mentoring, workshop facilitation practice and value-oriented approach.

The following advanced courses are specifically recommended to existing UML sites:

Facilitating Modelling Workshops (2 days)

The course teaches a Business Analysis technique that significantly reduces documentation and sign-off efforts. The participants will learn to produce UML models interactively with active participation of customers & domain experts, modify UML models for readability and presentation, as well as present Requirements and Design Specifications to customers. The course should enable IT professionals to take more visible position in Enterprise IT and lift the profile of their work.

Advanced Modelling in Use Cases (2 days)

The course provides advanced Use Case modelling skills and consistency in application of the technology. It is designed to improve UML modelling practice, and ensure true savings of costs and effort of Business Analysis activities.

Advanced Use Case Driven Object & Component Design

The course provides advanced skills and confidence in Use Case-driven approach is the Best Practice in Object-Oriented and Component design. It deliverers easy reuse facilitation, consistency across a team or an enterprise, and inherent traceability. It allows developers to satisfy demands for productivity increase and detailed specifications at the same time.

Migration to Enterprise Architect

Sometimes due to conditions or policy changes, a company can not afford enterprise deployment of expensive tools selected for a pilot adoption. Business Abstraction has skills and methoology that can help you to migrate from more expensive tools to Enterprise Archtiect, or use Enterprise Architect together with specialise process modelling and requirements management tools. Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect is an ideal tool for an enterprise-wide full-lifecycle deployment due to its low cost and extended range of features. We can provide:

• UML adoption value assessment. We will make sure that the value of early UML adoption is recognised, preserved and further developed;
• Enterprise Architect migration strategy document tailored to specific enterprise rules, regulations and policies;
• Migration and shared use of all UML artefacts;
• Gradual introduction of Enterprise Architect, accompanied by ongoing evaluation of ROI;;
• Cost-effective training delivering sufficient EA & UML Modelling skills in 3-4 days;
• Mentoring and project support.

Our services will follow strict benefit realisation schedule to ensure positive ROI within several months.

Please contact us if you want to learn how we can help in your specific situation.