Business Process and Workflow Modelling
Using BPMN

A JISC/UKOLN workshop

Austin Court, Birmingham

22 March 2007

An invitation only event

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Introduction

Workshop Summary

This workshop introduces delegates to the basic principles and concepts underlying business process modelling and workflow. The importance of business process modelling and its role in the design of software systems will be emphasised. This workshop will provide coverage of the OMG Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN). Delegates will be taken through the use of BPMN using case study and a set of exercises from a familiar domain. Case studies from the Repository, e-Science and e-Framework Programmes will be used to contextualise the proposed methods and notations described in this workshop.

Tutor

Professor Balbir S. Barn has a research background in methodologies and software application development toolsets – including business process modelling toolsets. Prior to academia, he worked extensively on Component Based Development methods and design of component modelling toolsets at Texas Instruments Research Labs. Balbir was the lead investigator on the COVARM project - a recently completed project funded by JISC to explore the potential automation of elements of the course / programme validation business process within the Higher Education sector.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, students will attain a basic understanding of:

Principles, concepts and techniques of business process modelling and workflow;
The role of workflow and process models in the analysis, design and implementation of information systems;
The OMG standard - Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN).
Applying the BPM Notation to defining and describing workflow.
Alternate technologies and notations for workflow modelling through case study analysis.

Content

Distinction between business processes and workflows
The importance of business process models to the systems design process
Process modelling and integration with software design methodologies
Notations and semantics of business process modelling
OMG Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)
Tool support for BPMN
Case studies of business process modelling examples from various JISC programmes