There’s still space available in my BPMessentials live-onine BPMN Method and Style class, March 5-7 from 11am -4pm (US ET)/8am-1pm (US PT)/5pm-10pm (Europe CET) each day. No previous modeling experience is required, and you will come out of the training able to construct BPMN models that are not only correct but clear, consistent, and complete. [...]
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At the BPMN Workshop in Lucerne two weeks ago I presented a talk called “Fulfilling the Promises of BPMN 2.0.” The basic point was that the BPMN 2.0 specification by itself is insufficient to deliver on the standard’s two most fundamental promises: first, as a semantically precise process notation, that the meaning of the depicted [...]
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Here is the schedule of BPMN Method and Style live-online training for 2012. The class runs on three consecutive days, tentatively Monday to Wednesday from 8am to 1pm US Pacific time, which is 11am to 4pm US Eastern time. However, some classes may be adjusted to be more convenient for Europe or Australia/New Zealand. If [...]
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IBM is the big dog in the BPMS landscape. BPM 7.5 combines the old WebSphere Lombardi Edition and WebSphere Dynamic Process Edition (aka Process Server) in a single offering. More than two separate products in a single box, there is real integration under the covers, in the form of a shared Process Center repository. Find [...]
The questions of BPM vs Case Management, process vs case, and – almost too horrible for some Case people to contemplate – BPMN extensions for case management – are getting all frothy again. Here is my take on the topic. 1. The question is BPM part of case management, or is case management part of [...]
The second edition of my book BPMN Method and Style is now available. It just went up on Amazon US today, not yet in UK. Here is the link to the Amazon page. Wow, that was a lot of work. I’ve moved the book’s website www.bpmnstyle.com to a section of this site, making it easier [...]
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My BPMN training includes post-class certification. It’s optional, and not everyone who tries for it gets it. For the first few years we offered it, only 10-15% of students got certified. Now it’s well over half, and in some classes close to 100%. I actually think it’s the most valuable part of the offering, and [...]
Visio Premium’s BPMN template is a drawing tool for BPMN diagrams, not a true modeling tool that internally understands the BPMN metamodel. It does provide a validation feature that uses Visio 2010′s new Validation API to check the diagram against the rules of the BPMN 1.2 spec, and that is helpful. But deep down, the [...]
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Our BPMN Method and Style live-online classes have been very well attended, with many students from overseas. The next one is timed to be convenient for those in Australia and New Zealand. I needed to go to my world time zone calculator for this one. Here are the dates and times, depending on your location: [...]
Based on a very successful July class, with 35 students, including several from Europe and Asia, we’re going to do another one in September. Save the date – BPMN Method and Style training, live online on September 19, 20, and 21 from 11am-4pm ET (8am-1pm PT, or 5pm-10pm Europe time). The class will leverage some [...]
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