How This Course Is Organised

This Course introduces business process modelling using the BPMN and the UML process modelling standard. This Course will show how BPMN and UML can support different Methodologies as well as different modelling goals (e.g., Use-Cases, orchestration and choreography), using actual business processes as examples. Sample business models will also be presented and explored to illustrate the main concepts and notational innovations.

 

This course starts with the definition of BPMN, an explanation of its history and the principles behind its design.  It then explains two groups of elements, including use cases and selected examples.  The course covers elements from the latest release - BPMN 2.0. Students are presented exercises and required to bring a laptop - they will use a Windows-based, BPMN modelling tool to create the exercise answers.

 

You will learn a structured approach to using BPMN.  Your knowledge is enhanced by using a software tool to provide hands-on practice.

 

In addition, learners get a detailed framework for evaluating BPM Technologies/Tools and gain in-depth understanding of the various categories of BPM Tools and Technologies.

 

The course delivers hands-on exercises to give students the feel of modelling with the major BPMN model elements; using the BPMN Compliant FREE ITP Commerce Process Modeller For Microsoft Visio version 5 SOFTWARE for hands-on exercises.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Basic Workflow concepts

Some Knowledge of Business Processes

Audience

Business Analysts

Business Managers

IT Architects / IT consultants

Business Intelligence Professionals

 

Certification:

OCEB Certification Program (OMG-Certified Expert in BPM) Fundamental Examination

 

Objectives:

• Understand the value that BPMN and UML brings to process modelling
• Understand the opportunities and challenges of adopting BPMN
• Learn the semantics of the BPMN shapes and how best to use them
• Explore the best practices for using BPMN to model processes
• Understand the value Unified Modelling Language (UML) Activity Diagrams
• Understand the value Unified Modelling Language (UML) Use Case Diagrams

 

Course Outline:

Introduction

Understanding Business process Modelling    

What is a business process?        

Evolution and History of Process Modelling      

Process Management Concepts 

Business model      

Business process   

Business process Modelling tools           

Modelling Notations and Simulation      

Programming languages tools (Process Execution) for BPM

Modelling Strategy  

Modelling Management    

Business reference models          

Business process integration       

Business process reengineering 

BPM Standards       

The BPM Life Cycle           

Business Process Management vs. Business Process Reengineering vs. Workflow Management     

BPM Theory vs. BPM Standards and Languages vs. BPM Systems

Business Process Management (BPM) vs. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

 

BPM Standards and Concepts

Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)

BPMN Process Elements  

BPMN Scope           

BPMN Diagram Types       

Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL)  

BPELPeople and WS-HumanTask         

Business Process Definition Metamodel (BPDM)        

XML Process Definition Language (XPDL)       

Business Rules

Web Services Transaction (WS-TX)

Categorising BPM Standards

Classification of BPM Standards

Graphical Standards

Unified Modelling Language (UML) Activity Diagrams

Strengths and Weaknesses of UML Activity Diagrams

Trends of UML

Business Process Modelling Terms and Concepts

What Is a Model?

Model Driven Architecture (MDA)

Four Principles of Modelling

Business Analysis Model

Business Analysis Model – Best Practice

Naming Conventions

Summary

 

Overview of BPMN

Definition

History

Overview of BPMN Elements

The Business Process Diagram and its semantics

Three levels of BPMN

 

Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)

Capabilities of BPMN

Strengths and Weaknesses of BPMN

Differences between UML AD and BPMN

Event-driven Process Chain (EPC)

Other Graphical Representations

Strengths and Weaknesses of Graphical Notations    

Execution Standards

 

Group A BPMN Elements

Events, Activities, Connecting Objects, Gateways, Swimlanes

Basic Workflow Patterns

Exercises

 

Group B BPMN Elements

Events, Activities, Gateways

Error & Escalation

Event Sub-process

Exercises

Introducing Business Process Modelling using UML

History of the UML

Contributors to the UML

Characteristics and Benefits of Modelling

What is a Model?

Why Do We Model?

The Importance of Modelling

Dealing with Complexity

Modelling Maintains Architectural Integrity

The Unified Modelling Language

A Language of Diagrams

Modelling with UML Diagrams

Forward and Reverse Engineering

UML and the Modelling Process

The Unified Modelling Language

Visualising with the UML

Transcending Textual Language

Specifying with the UML   

Constructing with the UML

Documenting with the UML

Process and Modelling

A Use-Case Driven Process

An Architecture-Centric Process

Benefits of an Architecture-Centric Process

An Iterative and Incremental Process

Applying the Waterfall Steps Interactively

Short-Term Focus of Iteration

Modelling System Behaviour with Use Cases

What is System Behaviour?

Understanding Use Case

What is a Use-Case Model?

Who Needs Use Cases?

Communicating Behaviour

Benefits of a Use-Case Model

Actors, Use Cases, and Use-Case Diagrams

Actors, Use Cases, and Use-Case Diagrams

Understanding Actors

Focus on the Roles

Useful Questions for Finding Actors

Environmental Aspects as Actors

Use Cases and Actors

Associating an Actor with a Use Case

Identifying Use Cases

Questions for Finding Use Cases

Naming the Use Case

Use-Case Models and Activity Diagrams

Use-Case Specifications

Use Case Flow of Events

Flow of Events Guidelines

Understanding Scenarios

What is an Activity Diagram?

What is an Activity State?

Elements of an Activity Diagram

Example: Activity Diagram

Swimlanes

Text versus Diagram

     

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