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BPMN Method and Style (Available Now)

[The book is now available. Click on the cover image to order.]
Creating business process models that can be shared effectively across the business - and between business and IT - demands more than a digest of BPMN shapes and symbols. It requires a step-by-step methodology for going from zero to a complete process model. It also requires consistent application of a modeling style, so that the modeler’s meaning is clear from the diagram itself. Author Bruce Silver explains not only the meaning and proper usage of the entire BPMN 2.0 palette, but calls out the working subset that you really need to know. He also reveals the hidden assumptions of core concepts left unexplained in the spec, the key to BPMN’s deeper meaning.
The book addresses BPMN at three levels, with primary focus on the first two. Level 1, or descriptive BPMN, uses a restricted palette in combination with some relaxation of BPMN’s rules to meet the needs of business users doing basic process mapping. Level 2, or analytical BPMN, takes advantage of the notation’s exceptional [...]

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Endorsed by BPM Experts

  • Paul Harmon, BPTrends
  • Sandy Carter, IBM BPM executive
  • Wolfgang Hilpert, SAP BPM executive
  • Manoj Das, Director, Oracle BPM Product Management
  • Matthias Kloppmann, IBM Chief Architect BPM
  • Robert Shapiro, Chairman, WfMC Conformance 
  • Alexander Grosskopf, Author, The Process
  • Bhagat Nainani, Oracle BPM Engineering

Read what they have to say about BPMN Method and Style.

About the Author

Bruce Silver, well-known BPM industry analyst and consultant, is founder and principal at BPMessentials, the leading provider of BPMN training, and a participant in the BPMN 2.0 development team in OMG. He also writes the popular blog BPMS Watch, which covers the world of BPMN and BPM Suites, and is the author of the BPMS Report series of detailed product evaluations.

How Does a Model Mean?

[Chapter 1 from the book]

BPMN is a language for constructing business process models. It’s not the only one in existence, but it is far and away the most widely adopted, by modelers and tool vendors alike. BPMN is a multi-vendor standard controlled by the Object Management Group. Using it requires no license or fee, and BPMN tools are generally low-cost. Some are free. (more…)

Training

BPMessentials
Learn BPMN the right way.  Hands-on with a tool. Loads of exercises, both in class and post-class (with individualized help, certification of proficiency). 60-day license to Process Modeler for Visio included.
Available online and in 2-day public classes. Don’t be left behind. Upcoming public classes San Francisco July 1-2, DC September 23-24, New York November 4-5.  Contact BPM Institute for pricing and registration. (more…)

 

What BPM Experts Are Saying…

Apr 29, 2009 2 Comments »

Quick Takes

Paul Harmon, Executive Editor, BPTrends, and Author, Process Change: 

This is the first book on BPMN that I can enthusiastically recommend!

Sandy Carter, Vice President, IBM Software Group SOA, BPM, and WebSphere

Bruce’s thought leadership can help us think through the common language that brings IT and Business together …

Wolfgang Hilpert, Senior VP, NetWeaver BPM/SOA, SAP

An invaluable reference forthose using BPMN, regardless of their tool of choice. I highly recommend BPMN Method and Style.

Manoj Das, Director BPM Product Management, Oracle

Could have been aptly named BPMN Bible for Business Analysts.

Alexander Grosskopf, Author, The Process

A comprehensive method for those that take [BPMN] to the next level… (more…)