This document provides answers to questions about business analysis topics. It defines activity diagrams and flowcharts, the categories of elements in BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation), black box testing and its types, and the advantages of business process modeling such as aligning operations with strategy, improving process communication and control, enhancing efficiencies, and gaining competitive advantage.

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4. What is the difference between activity
diagram and flowchart?
ANS:
The main difference between activity diagram and flowchart is that
an activity diagram is a UML behavior diagram that represents the
workflow of stepwise activities of the system while a flowchart is a
graphical diagram that represents the sequence of steps to solve a
problem.
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5. What is BPMN? List the categories in BPMN.
ANS:
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a flow chart method
that models the steps of a planned business process from end to end.
A key to Business Process Management, it visually depicts a detailed
sequence of business activities and information flows needed to
complete a process.
BPMN depicts these four element types for business process diagrams:
Flow objects: events, activities, gateways
Connecting objects: sequence flow, message flow, association
Swimlanes: pool or lane
Artifacts: data object, group, annotation
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6. What is black box testing?
ANS:
Black Box Testing is a software testing method in which the
functionalities of software applications are tested without having
knowledge of internal code structure, implementation details and
internal paths. Black Box Testing mainly focuses on input and output
of software applications and it is entirely based on software
requirements and specifications.
Types of Black Box Testing
There are many types of Black Box Testing but the following are the
prominent ones –
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7. Functional testing – This black box testing type is related to the
functional requirements of a system; it is done by software testers.
Non-functional testing – This type of black box testing is not related to
testing of specific functionality, but non-functional requirements such
as performance, scalability, usability.
Regression testing – Regression Testing is done after code fixes,
upgrades or any other system maintenance to check the new code
has not affected the existing code.
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8. Explain the advantages of business
process modelling.
ANS:
1. Align operations with business strategy
Implementing a business strategy or new business model requires
changes in the operations and in how people perform their work.
Business process modeling facilitates this by helping managers and
executives ensure that business processes are consistent, and enable
business execution toward achieving the overall strategy and goals
of the organization.
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9. 2. Improve process communication
Having a very clear idea of what should be done, how it is supposed
to be done, and what the exact role of every team member entails,
represents key factors that lead businesses and teams to success.
3. Increase control and consistency
Successful companies and organizations also attach high importance
to well-designed business processes and rules to ensure that they are
consistently applied the same way every single time.
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10. 4. Improve operational efficiencies
The process simulation and analysis steps of BPM provide
understanding of the process flows and helps managers determine if
there is room for further optimization, improving the process cycle
time, enabling better resource utilization, and allowing modelling of
the process before actually implementing it, thus minimizing
disruptions.
5. Gain competitive advantage
All the benefits mentioned above lead to a significant competitive
advantage for an organization that has invested the time and effort
to document, simulate, constantly refine, and improve its business
processes.
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