WA1577 Mastering Service Oriented Analysis and Design with .NET Training and Courseware (coming soon)

SOA requires a new methodology for solution analysis and design. This class is designed for the Business Analyst (BA). The course contains comprehensive coverage of the theory of analysis and design for SOA applications.  Extensive theory around Business Process Management (BPM) and Service Orientation will be taught.  Additionally, all concepts will be reinforced through group exercises, collaborative discussion, and hands-on labs.

• Service Orientation Fundamentals
• Making the business case for SOA
• Process improvement and Business Process Management (BPM)
• Quality methodologies like Six Sigma and Balanced Scorecard
• Service Oriented Analysis and Design (SOAD) Methodology
• Service Oriented Modeling and Architecture (SOMA) Methodology
• SOAD Life cycle
• SOA requirements gathering
• Business process modeling
• Service identification and modeling. Learn the extensions made to the UML notations for SOA
• Techniques for service implementation
• How to continuously optimize a business process using Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
  

The course focuses on theory and concepts without heavy reliance upon toolsets. Students will have the opportunity to reinforce these concepts during hands-on lab exercises. Currently, the tools used in the labs are as follows. Note: The labs can be provided using the tools of other major SOA vendors upon request:

1. Microsoft Visio with Orchestration Designer for Business Analysts - For process modeling.
2. Microsoft Visual Studio - This tool is used for service identification and specification. Also, the final software solution is built here. Students do not have to do any coding. They simply observe the final solution.  
3. Microsoft BizTalk – Used for observing running processes.