Graphical notation standard BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) = diagramming standard for drawing business processes Method of communicating processes: Understandable by business users and unambiguous Reduces translation errors between business and IT Easy transition between tools īPMN flow objects Event Activity Gateway īPMN connecting objects Sequence flow Message flow Association īPMN artifacts Data object Group Annotation Īreas of process innovation Automational Informational Sequential Tracking Analytical Geographical Integrative Intellectual Disintermediating Source: Process Innovation, Thomas H.

Simulation and optimization Identify key performance indicators Estimate parameters: Arrivals Time per step Participants Cost per step Run and compare scenarios

SOA in process modeling Discovering services What services already exist Whether existing services meet the needs Specifying services What new services need to be created What legacy functions need to be wrapped in services Other considerations External participants Process monitoring Collecting analytics data Frequency of process/rule/staff changes Ī short segue on BPM/SOA BPM: Management practice Tools for automating processes SOA: Architectural philosophy Design standards-based services to access system functionality īPM and SOA Service A Service B Service C Service D Service E Legacy System Database ERP System Process Step 1 Process Step 2 Process Step 3 Process Step 4īPM and SOA together BPM is the “killer app” for SOA SOA is the enabling infrastructure for BPM SOA alone only allows you to design and build a set of services BPM alone would require custom coding for each system integration BPM + SOA orchestrates people and services into a business process Types of steps/tasks Human-facing: Transactional heads-down Occasional participant Collaboration System: Web service orchestration Legacy application integration Content management integration Kicking it off Human intervention Scanned document External event Invoked as web service Īgenda What’s in your processes? Process modeling notation/standards Modeling for ROI Changing processes = changing job roles Business Process Modeling Sandy Kemsley Kemsley Design Ltd.

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