This document provides a brief introduction to BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) through a 5 minute virtual coffee meeting. It outlines that BPMN allows for a single visual process model that can be used for both documentation by humans and automation. It describes BPMN as a language for describing operations with only 4 basic shapes. The document distinguishes between using BPMN for documentation purposes versus automation, noting that automation requires explicit data specification and orchestration of the next task.

1. 7/14/2022
BPM+ VIRTUAL COFFEE
5 min Intro to BPMN
Denis Gagne
CEO & CTO
Trisotech
dgagne@Trisotech.com

2. Trisotech.com
BPMN
Business
Process
Model &
Notation
www.OMG.org/spec/BPMN

3. Trisotech.com
A single visual Process Knowledge Artefact
for both Humans and Machines
Visual Story of
what needs to
be done
01
Portable
execution
semantics for
automation
02

4. Trisotech.com
Why BPMN matters?
 Unambiguous format for modeling processes
 Can be interchanged between different vendors’
products
 Provides common and readily-transferable skills
that are learned by SMEs

5. Trisotech.com
What is BPMN?
 Language for describing operations
oPrescribes the next task to do
 Mean to an End
oModel for purpose : Documentation/Automation
 Tool not Solution
oDomain knowledge and modeling skills required

6. Trisotech.com
Only 4 Basic BPMN Shapes
Circles = Events
Rounded Rectangles = Activities
Diamonds = Routing Gateways
Arrows = Flows
Markers and decorators are used for more expressiveness

7. Trisotech.com
Visual Story of what needs to be done
Token semantic: think of a token traversing a path from
start to a desired outcome (end)

8. Trisotech.com
BPMN Documentation vs Automation
Documentation:
o Make the diagram reveal the process logic as clearly and unambiguously as possible
o BPMN Method and Style is recommended
Automation:
o Requires explicit specification of the needed data and its type
o The engine orchestrates the next task to be completed:
• Either gets it completed by some external service, or
• Offers it to a user or user group to complete it
https://www.trisotech.com/executable-bpmn-vs-method-and-style/

9. 7/14/2022
Thank you