Articles Tagged with: Modeling
Conversation vs. Collaboration vs. Choreography
BPMN diagrams are commonly treated as synonyms for process diagrams. This short article will present the last three types of BPMN diagrams (collaboration diagrams, choreography diagrams and conversation diagrams) and the possibilities for their common use.
The Growing Popularity of the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
In this article, we will firstly address how popular BPMN really is, by analyzing some of the existing studies. Secondly, we will define who uses the notation and thirdly, to what end.
Ten Surprising Facts About BPMN
BPMN 2.0 is the most comprehensive process modeling standard, with precisely defined notation and an underlying formal meta-model. This paper will present 10 facts, which are defined in the BPMN 2.0 specification, you probably didn’t know.
Where Should I Start With BPMN? Get Familiar With 10 Key BPMN Elements
This post presents 10 key BPMN elements, which should be learned prior to creating your first business process diagrams. These 10 key BPMN elements represent a sub-set of the descriptive class of BPMN 2.0 elements.
Supporting Core BPM Principles With BPMN 2.0 – 4th Principle: “Information Technology Is An...
Commonly, it is misunderstood that IT has a direct influence on business value. Instead, the business processes are those that have direct impact on creating business value (see the first BPM principle), where IT just supports or automates those business processes.
How Worthwhile Is BPMN Process Modeling?
Business process modeling is a process of transforming actual business processes into models. The question, which occurs is, whether modeling is worth the spent time and money?
How Can I Visually Recognize the Version Of BPMN Used In Diagrams?
There are many BPMN diagrams based on previous versions. This article shows how to visually assess the version and the approximate version and age of a BPMN diagram.
BPMN FAQ – What Is the Relationship Between BPMN and UML?
This article places BPMN and UML alongside each other, with a summary of the commonalities and differences between the two languages.
BPMN 2.0 Terms Explained – Fork, Join, Branch, and Merge
This series of articles is dedicated to the explanation of common BPMN 2.0 terms, where this article will explain the terms Fork, Join, Branch and Merge as defined in the BPMN 2.0 specification.
Managing Business Processes With BPMN – SWOT Analysis
BPMN is a well-adopted process-modeling standard with good industrial support. Its major drawbacks are related to its complexity, which affects the end users as well BPMN tool vendors. This article provides a SWOT Analysis guide for any organization modeling and managing processes using the BPMN standard.