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BPMN Poll
Should CRaG Systems provide courses using the Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)?
Yes
No
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CRaG Systems courses do not cater for those with little or no business or system analysis experience who are seeking certification as a stepping stone towards a formal qualification. A certificate of completion of the course can be provided on request but there is currently no formal certification process for that which is taught on CRaG Systems courses. These courses are, instead, designed for experienced business and system analysts and developers who wish to learn how to use UML within the context of a well defined model-driven software development process or for business process re-engineering.
Corporate customers often comment that CRaG Systems courses are well in advance of courses that follow the British Computer Society ISEB curriculum. It is our intention to keep them this way and to continue to provide courses that teach sophisticated techniques to the already experienced rather than just the basics to beginners. This is what distinguishes CRaG Systems from the vast majority of organisations who prefer to follow the ISEB curriculum.
Having said all that, the modelling taught on the 5 day Business Analysis, Requirements Definition and System Analysis using UML course, while not entirely aligned, is sufficient to pass both the ISEB Certificate in Modelling Business Processes and the ISEB Certificate in System Modelling Techniques. The British Computer Society (BCS) site provides a list of locations where these exams can be taken and those companies that provide training aimed specifically at passing these exams.
The Object Management Group who control the UML specification have a UML Certification Program with three levels: Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced. The exams can be taken in many countries by registering through the OMG site. CRaG Systems courses between them cover the majority of what is needed to pass the Fundamental and Intermediate exams. However, no CRaG Systems course, or series of courses, covers all parts of the UML specification that is tested in the exams. For more information about the coverage of the UML Specification in the OMG UML Exams please download the UML Exam Coverage Map from the OMG website.
This policy is under continuous review and we would welcome any comments at: sales@cragsystems.co.uk.