1. VirtualWorks

2. VirtualWorks: Methodology
Business behaviour expected
Change
Planning
&
Control
Solutioning
Blueprint with process design
Project Visibility
Engineering
Blueprint updated with engineering artifacts & deployable business components
Rollout
Production-ready solution

3. VirtualWorks: Methodology
Requirements
Design
Testing
Construction
Deployment
Scoping
Maintenance
SOLUTIONING
ENGINEERING
TESTING
ROLLOUT
CHANGE MANAGEMENT

4. VirtualWorks: Methodology
Process Model
Traversal Prototype
Specifications
Blueprint
Executables
Deployed
Application
Data Model
Design Specifications
Enterprise model

5. VirtualWorks: Solutioning
Planning & Control
Customer Engagement
Process Modeling
Prototype Preview
Requirements
Documentation
Engineering

6. VirtualWorks: Solutioning
is business process driven. A Business process is modeled as a set of business functions
establishes the scope of the solution to be developed by capturing the processes relevant to the customer
maps to the Requirements Engineering Process of the software development life cycle

7. VirtualWorks: Solutioning
Consultants S T A K E H O L D R
Business
Analysts
Domain
Specialists
Requirements
Engineers

8. VirtualWorks: Solutioning
What is to be explained for this slide??? -
1. Talk about Blueprint
2. Business structure is captured in solutioning in terms of Nodes such as function, activity, UI, task and BR.
3. Next set of slides going to talk about them in some detail

9. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
Business Process
Function (Component)
Activity
User Interface(UI)
Actions (Tasks)
Business Rule(BR)
Flow

10. VirtualWorks: Process Driven
Human Resources
Management
Recruitment
Payroll
Leave Management
Training
Appraisal

11. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
Business Function
A business process is broken down as a set of functions
Functions map to components
Examples
Leave Management
Leave Master Setup
Leave Maintenance
Leave Encashment
Training
Scheduling
Nominations
Training Record Maintenance
Training Resource Master

12. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
Activity
Business Functions are carried out as a sequence of smaller atomic pieces of work called Activities that transform the business function from one consistent state to another
Activities are user entry points into the system
The flow of activities defines the workflow
Example
Leave Maintenance(Function)
Leave Application
Leave Authorization
Leave Alteration
Leave Balance Enquiry

13. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
User Interface (UI)
An Activity is implemented as one or more User Interfaces
The flow across User interfaces establishes traversal

14. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
Actions (Tasks)
Actions are steps performed by a user on a UI to complete the activity

15. Prepare Blueprint :Concepts
Business Rules
Business rules represent the flow of steps to complete an action
They are termed as Flow Business Rules
Implement the task behavior
Validations
Policies

16. Function (=Component)
Application Sample
Function (=Component)
Activities
User Interface

17. Solutioning User Interface 2 Component Activity 1 Activity 2
Action 1(task)
Action2
Flow Business Rule 1
Flow Business Rule 1
Action3
Flow Business Rule 2
Flow Business Rule 1
Flow Business Rule 2

18. Business Process Modeling
Business Process Modeling – Our Approach

19. Business Process Modeling

20. Business Process Modeling
Process Modeling is done at two levels:
Process Flow
Entry and Exit events for the functions of a business process are identified
Activity Flow
Entry and Exit events for the activities of a function, are identified

21. Business Process Modeling
Event
a real world happening or occurrence of importance to the business entity/ process/ function
a stimulus that causes a function to be triggered (entry event)
an outcome of a function (exit event)
Business process may be represented as a set of logically connected functions and real world events

22. Business Process Modeling
Leave eligibility to be checked
Leave Application Received
Leave
Maintenance
Leave details to be
updated
Leave Balance queried
Leave balance to be checked in master
Events
Function

23. Business Process Modeling
An event has two characteristics
Flow Type
External
Transfer of Control
Information exchange
Event Sequence
Start
Intermediate
End

24. Business Process Modeling
Event Flow
External events (EXT)
events which enter from or exit into the external world
External world includes external systems
Examples
An order placed across a counter
Invoice printing triggered to a printer

25. Business Process Modeling
Event Flow
Transfer of Control events (TR)
events, which hand over control to another function or activity
Examples
Items selected, handed over to packaging function
Complaints received, assigned to Call processing from Call logging

26. Business Process Modeling
Event Flow
Information Exchange events (IE)
events, which facilitate transfer of information across functions
Examples
Checking vendor rating for purchase order
creation

27. Business Process Modeling
Event Sequence
Start events (ST)
entry events, which trigger a business function or activity
Example
Sale order received

28. Business Process Modeling
Event Sequence
Intermediate events (IN)
events across two functions or activities for information exchange or transfer of control
Example
Item availability to be checked
Purchase order to be authorized

29. Business Process Modeling
Event Sequence
End events (ED)
exit events to the external world or to another business process/function on completion of the required action
Example
Stock update from production process

30. Business Process Modeling
Sequence
Flow
Start
Intermediate
End
External 
Information Exchange
Transfer of Control

31. Business Process Modeling
Business Process Modeling tool
The ARIS, Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) model is used to represent the business process as a chain of functions and events
The EPC model consists of Events and Functions
Custom scripts have been used for modeling

32. Conventions for process modeling
The Event symbol is used to represent the events in a business process
The Function symbol is used to represent the
Business functions at the Process Flow level,
Activities at the Activity Flow level
Event
Function

33. EPC Representation- Process Flow

34. EPC Representation -Activity Flow

35. Business Process Modeling
Event
Function
VirtualWorks
Custom
Scripts
Load Flows
ARIS / VISIO – EPC Model
Generates data structures in
Excel template

36. Iterative Blueprinting
ARIS/VISIO – EPC Modeling
Process Flow
Activity Flow
Excel report generation
Load Flows
Flash Preview

37. Demo Business Process definition Process Flow in ARIS
Activity Flow in ARIS
Generation of scripts
Load Flows in the platform
Flash Preview
Load to Blueprint

38. Solutioning Structure
Business Process
Code Generated
Structured Repository
Process
Process
Process
Process Flow
Function
Event
Activity Flow
Activity
Event
UI Flow
Traversal
Prototype
Tasks
Business Rules ?
Programmed
Free Text

39. What Next Functions Activities Initiate Preview User Interface
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