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BPMN Modeling and Reference Guide
Understanding and Using BPMN
Stephen A. White, PhD
Derek Miers
Develop rigorous yet understandable graphical representations of business processes
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Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Object Management Group, USA
Dr. Angel Luis Diaz, Websphere Business Process Management
IBM Software Group USA
Afterword:
Dr. Michael zur Muehlen, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Official Launch: Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2008
Date: September 10-12, 2008
About the Book:
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a standard, graphical modeling representation for business processes. It provides an easy to use, flow-charting notation that is independent of the implementation environment. An underlying rigor supports the notation—facilitating the translation of business level models into executable models that BPM Suites and workflow engines can understand. Over recent years, BPMN has been widely adopted by Business Process Management (BPM) related products—both the Business Process Analysis and Modeling tool vendors and the BPM Suites.
This book is for business users and process modeling practitioners alike. Part I provides an easily understood introduction to the key components of BPMN (put forward in a user-friendly fashion). Starting off with simple models, it progresses into more sophisticated patterns. Exercises help cement comprehension and understanding (with answers available online). Part II provides a detailed and authoritative reference on the precise semantics and capabilities of the standard.
Read first chapter Introduction in ABOUT Tab.
** Exercises and Answers are here
About the Authors:
Renowned experts Stephen White (IBM) and Derek Miers (BPM Focus) have been involved in the development of the BPMN standard since the early days of BPMI.org. As Work Group chair and Specification Editor since its inception, Stephen White was instrumental in creating the BPMN standard and is now guiding its continuing refinement at the OMG. Derek Miers has played a leading role in the BPMN space—first as Co-Chair of BPMI.org and more recently within the OMG. He delivers training and consulting worldwide around BPMN, Process Architecture and BPM in general.
Foreword:
Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Object Management Group, USA
Dr. Angel Luis Diaz, Websphere Business Process Management
IBM Software Group USA
Afterword:
Dr. Michael zur Muehlen, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
** Exercises and Answers are here
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10 responses so far ↓
1 Editor // Jul 20, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Welcome to the new book by Stephen White and Derek Miers. We invite you to leave a comment on BPMN or the book.
This site is maintained by the Publisher, so direct questions on the BPMN standard or technical issues should be directed to the authors through their respective sites - see links in right sidebar.
Regards
Layna Fischer, Editor
Future Strategies Inc.
2 sca // Mar 3, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I, and Computas in Norway, have been involved with BPMN since the early days in 2003 / 2004 leading to the release of BPMN 1.0 from BPMI. For years, there was no book about BPMN, except for the specification itself. Over the last year, BPMN books have started to appear - and among them is this authoritative guide to BPMN; “BPMN Modeling and Reference Guide” by Stephen A. White - who has been the editor of the standard over the years - and Derek Miers - one of the few European BPM Gurus.
The most amazing thing about this book is its (lack of) thickness - the authors have accomplished to write this authoritative guide in only 221 pages. The introductory part - “Understanding BPMN” is only 46 easily read pages; with lots of nice examples covering BPMN 1.1 modeling style using signal events etc.
If you are interested in a condensed BPMN overview for both business and IT people - this is the book for you.
If you are looking for the best BPMN book around - this is also the book for you.
If you are interested in reading several hundreds of pages about BPMN - I would start with this book, next complement it with the specification itself; available from OMG’s website.
Steinar Carlsen
Chief Engineer
Computas AS
3 smitasg // May 13, 2009 at 6:27 am
I have been attempting some of the exercises given in this book, would like to see the training materials . Did not find any.
4 Editor // May 13, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Not sure what you mean by “training materials” but if you’re looking for the answers to the questions posed in the book, then please just scroll about two-thirds down the page at http://www.bpmnreferenceguide.com/ til you get to
** Exercises and Answers are here.
Click on the word HERE.
Your feedback on the book itself would also be appreciated. We hope you derived value.
Regards, Layna
Publisher
5 smitasg // May 14, 2009 at 12:31 am
thanks , I just got started on the book, and I find it to be a very readable and practical introduction to the otherwise complex topic.
I did notice the ‘* Exercises and answers… ‘, but did not think of specifically clicking on ‘here’ . Would help if the word ‘here’ is in a different color- or somehow distinct so that one would recognize it as a link right away.
6 haydermabood // May 18, 2009 at 6:07 am
1. What modeling tool you used to create your book models?
2. Do you intent to have an electronic version of the book?
Thanks.
7 GBH80 // Jul 1, 2009 at 5:07 am
I am new to BPMN and I am finding it slightly confusing.
Whom do we write to if we do not agree with the model answers? For example the first model answer shows the start event and then has 2 tracks that are happening, should this be a decision circuit based towards the end?
This answer makes it look like no matter what happens the Supervisor will be sent an alert at 4pm and the same in the standard process at 2:30. Please can someone clarify as this is getting frustrating.
Thanks
8 GBH80 // Jul 1, 2009 at 8:24 am
I retract my comment but replace it with this,
Races in processes does not make for easy reading. I had to go well into the book to find this, after the exercise, it is not in keeping with the rest of the process like loops etc!
9 miers // Jul 1, 2009 at 8:29 am
Well you missed the key point and usage of the Terminate End Event. Yes, the process starts and immediately triggers to paths. One is just going to the Timer Intermediate Event which will wait till 4pm before firing and moving on to the Alert Manager step. The other starts the work of the process. If the Terminate at the end of that process fires, it will kill off any other thread of activity at this level (i.e. the process instance), so if the process completes, the Terminate End Event fires which in turn ensures that the waiting Timer does not fire. On the other hand, if it doesn’t complete by 4, then the Manager gets an Alert.
The first thing that happens on the main thread of is that the expanded Sub-Process triggers … which in turn triggers another thread which is waiting for the work of the Sub-Process to complete (again killed off by the Terminate End Event if the sub-Process finishes by 2:30).
10 Editor // Jul 1, 2009 at 8:59 am
REPLY TO haydermabood // May 18, 2009 at 6:07 am
1. What modeling tool you used to create your book models?
A: we used a generic tool in order to be vendor independent, but if you’re looking for a free modeler that would achieve the same results, you could use BizAgi.
2. Do you intent to have an electronic version of the book?
A: The Digital Edition has just been released. Download here: http://store.futstrat.com/servlet/Detail?no=63
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