We mobilize the enterprise Scott T. Toborg, Ph.D. Strata8
Networks 26 March 2008
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Levels of Business Process Modeling Business Process Modeling
Tools Types of Business Process Systems Analysts Rating of BPM
Suites Comparison of Leading Suites BPM and SOA References
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There are different levels of process modeling: Process Maps
simple flow charts of the activities Process Descriptions flow
charts extended with additional information, but not enough to
fully define actual performance Process Models flow charts extended
with enough information so that the process can be analyzed,
simulated, and/or executed (From Introduction to BPMN by Stephen A.
White, IBM)
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TypeStrengthsStandardsIntegrationCost MS Visio Process
Documentation Drawingnone Bundled with Office IPT Visio Plug-in
ValidateBPMNnone$700 Blueprint Web based
ExportBPMNTeamworks$50/m/user Savvion XP only version of full
product SimulateBPMNBM 7.0Free Intalio Open Source EclipseJava
toolsFree jBPM JBOSS communityBPELJava toolsFree Others to
consider: ProcessMaker, Casewise
Free download of Blueprint Business Process Modeler Portal
Manage and Optimize
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Savvion Process Modeler an easy-to-use modeling tool which
helps translate business process improvement ideas into an easy to
understand online format. Savvion Process Asset Manager a
version-controlled repository helps people share and socialize the
ideas they've designed with Savvion Process Modeler. BPM Studio an
enterprise-class development environment for technical business
analysts and IT professionals. BPM Server a versatile set of
Java-based engines that manage running process applications. BPM
Portal BusinessManager's online task management system. It includes
many reporting, analysis, and exception intervention options for
managers, as well as intuitive task management interfaces for day
to day activities. Savvion Business Expert This add-on module to
the BusinessManager suite enables practical business improvement
for the real-world. Free download of Process Modeler 6.8 (XP
only)
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XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) is an interchange format
created by the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC). XPDL is today
supported by over 70 vendors and is considered the most mature
interchange format available. Business Process Execution Language
(BPEL), created by the Organization for the Advancement of
Structured Information Standards (OASIS), is a Web-service
orchestration language. It does not support human activities as an
explicit process activity, nor does it support the full BPMN
specification (that is, some BPMN objects are not preserved if
stored in BPEL). Nevertheless, with some extensions it can be used
for most types of process models. BPEL applies better to
integration-centric process types. For system-centric use cases,
BPEL is considered mature and dominant, but is rarely used for
human-centric process types. Business Process Definition Metamodel
(BPDM) is a newly released process definition standard that
provides full support for all BPMN objects, and will be
incorporated into the BPMN standard as its default interchange
format. From: BEA White Paper: State of the BPM Market 2008
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