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BPMN for Business and IT Alignment

BPMN for Business and IT Alignment

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Warren Lynch
·Sep 9, 2021·

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Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) is the global standard for process modeling and one of the most important components for successful business IT coordination.

More and more organizations are using BPMN, and more and more universities are teaching BPMN as a subject. Here's why: standard

BPMN is not owned by an enterprise, but by an institution (OMG) that has been established through other global standards, such as UML. The standard is supported by many software products; You are not too dependent on the products of any particular vendor.

Evolution of BPMN

  • BPMN was originally developed by the Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI).
  • The BPMN 1.0 specification was released to the public in May 2004. This specification represents more than two years of effort by the BPMI Notation Working Group.
  • A BPMN Specification document was released by OMG in February 2006. Version 2.0 of BPMN was developed in 2010, and the actual version of the specification was released in December 2013.
  • The latest version (2.0.2) has been formally published by ISO as the 2013 edition standard: ISO/IEC 19510.

evolution of BPMN

Why BPMN?

simple - The principle behind BPMN is very simple, which is why you can quickly start using this notation.

expressive - If necessary, you can describe exactly how the process runs using BPMN. However, this is much more difficult than just sketching out the process. This approach to precise modeling is possible, but not mandatory.

Implementation in IT - BPMN was developed primarily to support technological implementation of processes (" process automation "). The more important IT becomes in a company, the more helpful the use of BPMN can be.

Purpose of BPMN

The main goal of BPMN work is to provide a symbol that is easy to understand for all business users, from the business analyst who creates the initial draft of the process to the technical developer responsible for implementing the technology that will execute these processes, and finally, the business person who will manage and monitor these processes.

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