Real-Life BPMN

by Jakob Freund

Real-Life BPMN
Using BPMN 2.0 to Analyze, Improve, and Automate Processes in Your Company

This book is about Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0). Truth be told, there are several BPMN books on the market. Some of them are quite good, so why should you care about this one?

This book distills the experience the authors accumulated while running camunda, a consulting company that specializes in BPM. camunda helped to define the BPMN specification, and during the past five years, they have applied BPMN in over 250 customer engagements. These were big businesses, small companies, and public institutions. Now you can benefit from this practical experience.

Topics
- The basics of modeling processes with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0)
- Methods to apply BPMN successfully to real-world problems
- A practical approach for automating processes with BPMN 2.0
- The alignment of business and IT as an attainable goal
- Advice on introducing BPMN across your company

This book explains the notation, of course, but it also delves into the kinds of challenges that process designers face every day. It talks about pitfalls to avoid. It gives dos and don'ts. There are guidelines and best practices.

This first edition in English is based on the successful third German edition, which, according to amazon.de, it is still the highest-ranked book on BPMN in German. The number of five-star ratings awarded by readers speaks volumes. Also available in Spanish.

Genres: Business, Technology, Software, Ebooks, Nonfiction

232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Iyad Al Aqel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although its titled as Real-Life BPMN which means its more of a modeling book. This book gave me a good introductory knowledge and insights about BPM in general. Recommended as a starting point for an overview of BPM.

[Herman Seip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lookup book

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent overview of BPMN and quick (but sufficient) overview of DMN

[Noemie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bien pour bureau

[Yijun Yuan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the part of dividing lanes and deciding which event and gateway is optimal, also those rule of thumb guidelines. Good to know such a tool. Like UML, it gives people a unique way to describe things. UML can be very flexible, as one can define as many symbols and types as necessary. But in real life it is less customized, many chart types are not taught in detail, rely heavily on tools to build the relationship between charts and models. BPMN has a single chart type, with no model definition (cannot bind to data type?), thus is greatly simplified. On the other hand, BPMN is more practical. It provided so many customized types and symbols, each node or action (rule engine) is subject to explanation of the execution engine.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books available currently. This is a rapidly developing field without a lot of maturity in reference material. The authors do a good job articulating and simplifying the key concepts. A good first read for those considering investing in a BPM initiative. This is the book that I hand to departmental power users.

[Alexander Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ganz klare 5-Sterne Empfehlung. Die optimale Einstiegsdroge in des Thema BPMN 2.0. Viele praxisnahe Beispiele und ein sehr angenehmer Schreibstil lassen das Buch locker in "einem" Zug konsumieren, ohne das lange Strecken oder notwendige Iterationen auftauchen. Man merkt den Autoren ihre Praxiserfahrung an, und das tut jedem Buch richtig gut.

[Elif · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great explanation of the BPMN standards with examples, and a great practical guide in implementing business processes in company settings.

BPM for me had the impression that it is monotonous and boring. Isn’t all standardizing work boring anyway? But apparently it doesn’t have to be. Top notch people bring a different touch to it.

Great work! I also like their software Camunda.

[Gerardo Manz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to the notations, plus tips and tricks on how to start with BPMN