1. Process Modeling
• Process modeling connects strategy to real-
time execution for improved responsiveness
• Model-based design must improve
communication with business stakeholders
• Process modeling will treat data as a first-class
citizen of business process
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2. Use of
Models
• Organizing (structuring)
• Discovery (learning)
• Forecasting (predicting)
• Measuring (quantifying)
• Explaining (teaching)
• Verification (validation)
• Control (constraints,
objectives)
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• A model refers to a simplified representation of a
thing, concept, or activity
• Models have a wide range of apps including:
3. Process Model Contents
• A process model includes:
• The icons (representing the process elements)
• The relationships among the icons
• The relationships of the icons to their
environment
• How the icons represented behave or perform
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4. Identifyinga ProcessModel:
whenlookingtoa business,thefollowingtableletus
decidethat“Isthisa Processtobemodeled?…1
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Num A Process Model A Process Diagram or Process Map
1 Standardized notation convention Notation ambiguous
2 As precise as needed Precession lacking
3 More detailed Less detailed
4 Icons are objectively defined
and standardized
Icons (representing process
component) “made up” or
loosely defined
5 Icon relationships definite and
explained in annotations, process
model glossary, and process narratives
Relationships of icons
portrayed visually
6 Can depict appropriate complexity Limited to portrayal of simple ideas
7 Can grow, evolve, mature One-time “snapshot”
8 Should be created with
tools appropriate to the
project
May be created with simple
drawing tools
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5. Identifyinga ProcessModel:
whenlookingtoa business,thefollowingtableletus
decidethat“Isthisa Processtobemodeled?…2
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Num A Process Model A Process Diagram or Process Map
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9 May provide manual or
automated process simulation
Difficult to use for even the
most simple manual simulation
10 Vertical and horizontal linking,
showing relationships among
processes and different process levels
Difficult to link with related products
11 Uses a repository of related
models within a BPM systems
Uses ordinary file
management structures
12 Appropriate for any level of
process capture, analysis, and
design
Appropriate for certain quick
capture of ideas
13 Can import into a BPMS
(Business Process Management
System)
Not suitable for import into a BPMS
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6. Static vs. Dynamic Models
• Static models represent a singe state of business
process i.e.
• Establish baselines
• Document configuration stages
• Depict certain future states
• Manage change
• Drive the process toward a more advanced level of
maturity
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