Modeling For The Masses

Modeling for the Masses Sandy Kemsley BPM analyst/blogger/architect, Kemsley Design Ltd. and www.column2.com

Why We Model Business Processes
Document current state
Identify opportunities for process improvement
Driven by other requirements, e.g., compliance
Driven by quality management initiatives
May result in manual process improvement without automation
Identify opportunities for process automation
What can be automated
What should be automated

Putting the “business” back in BPM
Why it’s important to get everyone involved
Business users
Business analysts
IT
Direct access to modeling tools allows for capture of “hidden” processes
BPM as the killer app for SOA

Participatory Culture
Social networking is changing the way that people think about participating
User-generated content in wikis and blogs
Collaboration
Tagging/bookmarking
RSS feeds and content syndication
Mashups
Increased user expectations
Commoditization of IT

Process Thinking
Cross-departmental: looking beyond functional silos
Optimization of end-to-end process cycle rather than local maxima
Focus on creating value for customers/shareholders
Enabling agility: built to change, not built to last

Modeling Tools
Visio
Modeling-only tools
ARIS
Proforma
BPMS vendor-provided modeling/design tool
Web-based
Licensed desktop application
Free downloadable desktop application

The Importance of Standards to Modeling
Notation standards:
Shared vision and communication
Easy transition between tools for users
BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation)
Interchange/serialization standards:
Import/export of process models
XPDL (XML Process Definition Language)
BPEL (Business Process Execution Language)
BPDM (Business Process Definition Metamodel)

From Collaboration to Implementation
Redraw process model in each environment
One-way, one-time export/import from modeling to execution environment
Round-tripping between modeling and execution environments
Shared model

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Modeling For The Masses

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