Lunch and Learn Series
Technique Boutique: Data Flow Diagrams

Get ready for the next session of our lunch-and-learn series! Here's an opportunity to take a break from your workday to enhance your BA skillset and learn from fellow BAs. In our next Technique Boutique session, hosted by the IIBA Ottawa-Outaouais, Palmetto, Nova Scotia, and DC Metro Chapters, we will explore data flow diagrams.
 
In the realm of effective elicitation techniques, the data flow diagram stands out as a vital tool for illuminating the intricate pathways of data within a system. Data Flow Diagrams are pivotal in elucidating data origins, tracking the transformative processes it undergoes, and pinpointing its ultimate destinations. More than just a graphical representation, these diagrams serve as catalysts for invaluable discussions surrounding data's essence, its operational significance, and the implicit demands governing its delivery.
 
As we navigate the creation of data flow diagrams, their true power emerges in their ability to kindle explorations beyond the mere diagrammatic scope. Through engaging with these diagrams, new avenues of understanding open up – the nature of the data itself unravels, its functional role gains clarity, and the non-functional prerequisites tied to its conveyance come to the forefront. While the diagrams visually capture the dynamic flow of data, they equally serve as a nexus for comprehending the periphery of data intricacies – encompassing diverse facets such as data typologies, metamorphic transitions, intricate business rules, and an array of indispensable requirements.
 
Join us as Brian Megilligan takes an in-depth look at data flow diagrams and shares his tips for using this technique.
 

Speaker:  Brian Megilligan, CBAP

Brian Megilligan has been a Business Analyst since 2012 and has had opportunities to learn data development as part of that role. Currently, he is a data engineer consultant at Insight Enterprises and keeps one foot in the development world and another in the BA world. In 2019, Brian earned his CBAP and credits that achievement with giving him an even broader sense of confidence in handling a variety of client requests and issues.
 
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Agenda:
Presentation: 11:30 - 12:30 pm ET

Any questions? Contact the board@iibadc.org