Real-Life BPMN: Includes an introduction to DMN

by Jakob Freund, Bernd Rücker

This is the improved 4th edition of the very successful book "Real-Life BPMN" with excellent reviews on Amazon.com (don't forget to check reviews of the former editions).


In this book you will learn how to:

Model processes with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
Successfully apply BPMN to real-world problems
Use a practical approach to workflow automation with BPMN 2.0
Align business, development and operations
Understand how microservices impact business processes
Implement BPMN across your organization



The definitive guide for process designers: provides an overview of business process notation, presents implementation guidance and best practices, and offers useful tips on what works and what doesn’t.


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 have accumulated while running Camunda, a company that delivers the leading open source workflow and decision automation platform. Camunda helped to define the BPMN specification, and during the past 15 years, they have applied BPMN to thousands of customer use cases. These were big businesses, small companies, and public institutions. Now you can benefit from this practical experience.


This bookalso gives an introduction to DMN for decision management, which you might know as business rules management (BRM).


This book is also available in German and Spanish.


Note: The resolution of all images in the ebook has been increased, starting with the third edition, to improve the digital reading experience.

Genres: Business, Technology, Software, Ebooks, Nonfiction

338 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