The document is an overview of business process management standards written by Michael zur Muehlen, a professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens is a private university founded in 1870 located in Hoboken, New Jersey with 1800 undergraduate and 2600 graduate students across four schools including technology management. The Center of Excellence in Business Process Innovation at Stevens' Howe School of Technology Management offers graduate certificates, master's degrees in information systems, and executive education related to business process management.