You might have seen the recent news reports about the collision between U.S. and Russian communication satellites. The U.S. satellite was one of the Iridium satellites. What wasn’t reported and you probably don’t know is that an object database management system (ODBMS) is an important part of the Iridium system. Even though ODBMSs are a [...]
February 13, 2009
I am now also posting on the Cutter Blog. My initial posting is (The Acronym) SOA is (Perhaps) Dead (at Some Companies); Long Live Services. It is a response to Anne Thomas Manes’ SOA is Dead; Long Live Services on her blog at the Burton Group.
January 9, 2009
The typical definition of an atomic task or process is one that cannot be decomposed further. This is vague and subject to interpretation. The Decomposition Matrix on this site uses a specific definition: A task (for business process diagrams) or a process (for data flow diagrams) is atomic if every input relates to every output [...]
December 3, 2008
My last posting referenced the criteria for a well-formed business process diagram mentioned in Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. I am going to expand on their criteria to create a more comprehensive definition of a well-formed business process diagram. To start, here are three criteria [...]
November 18, 2008
I recently received two new books on business process modeling. Both books looked interesting because they had great titles. As it turns out, one book is great and the other not so good. The not so good book is Business Process Driven SOA using BPMN and BPEL by Matjaz B. Juric and Kapil Pant. There [...]
October 9, 2008
The Design Decomposition Blog is written by Doug Barry.
The Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI.org) works on standards for the management of business processes that span multiple applications, corporate departments, and business partners.
On June 29, 2005, the Business Process Management Initiative and the Object Management Group announced the merger of their Business Process Management (BPM) activities. The combined activities will continue BPMI's and OMG's work and
focus on Business Process Management, including:
Refinement and promotion of BPMI's Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
as the basis for business modeling
Delivery of OMG's Business Process Definition Metamodel (BPDM)
Business language, vocabulary, and rules
BIM (Business Information Management)
EAI (Enterprise Application Integration)
B2B (Business to Business collaboration)
Web Services Information and Processes
Security Policy and Management
Refinement, promotion and education of the principles, approaches and
tenets of Business Process Management within the broader business community
The June 29 announcement also stated that the OMG will
continue integrating and reusing complementary business integration and Web
services standards such as WS-BPEL from OASIS, WSDL and XML Schema from W3C.
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Softsul: workshop focado em BPMN Baguete (liberação de imprensa) A Softsul está promovendo o workshop “Mapeamento e Modelagem de Processos com BPMN”, entre 27 e 29 de março, das 9h às 18h30, na sede da instituição (Rua Padre Chagas, 79), em Porto Alegre. O curso visa capacitar os participantes para atuar em projetos ... 1 Feb 2012 at 7:20am
Neue Aufträge der Kantone Aargau und Schaffhausen ptext.net (Pressemitteilung) Darüber hinaus präsentiert das Unternehmen das neueste Modul „Modellierung“ der BPM-Suite Xpert.ivy zur Modellierung von Geschäftsprozessen nach der Standardnotation BPMN 2.0. Das Modul dient darüber hinaus zur Prozessanalyse und anwenderorientierten ... and more » 8 Feb 2012 at 6:22am
Pemekaran Tingkatkan Pelayanan Padang Ekspres Kepala Bidang (Kabid) Pemerintahan Nagari Badan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Nagari Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Keluarga Berencana (BPMN-KB) Pessel, Hasrial Amri, kepada Padang Ekspres menjelaskan, pemekaran nagari yang dilakukan pada 11 kecamatan dari 12 ... and more » 2 Feb 2012 at 12:07am
MID verzeichnet 20 Prozent Umsatzwachstum in 2011 PresseBox (Pressemitteilung) Prozesse werden in den Standardnotationen BPMN 2 oder UML 2 erfasst und können nahtlos in Softwaremodelle der UML oder ERM überführt werden. Mit dem Ziel, ausführbaren Code zu entwickeln oder zu generieren. Ein ausgereiftes Rechte- und Rollenkonzept ... and more » 7 Feb 2012 at 7:04am
The Microguide to Process Modeling in BPMN 2.0 Second Edition, How to Build Great Process, Rule, and Event Models by Rick Geneva, Tom Debevoise, Barbara Debevoise, Richard Welke Description: With over fifty implementations, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is an increasingly successful Object Management Group (OMG) standard. Whether you are in government, manufacturing, or business, you can easily and accurately depict your company's processes in BPMN. BPMN Specification 1.1, however, can be abstract, lengthy, and complicated. As a result, learning to use BPMN...
BPMN Modeling and Reference Guide by Derek Miers, Stephen A. White Ph.D Description: BPMN Modeling and Reference Guide Understanding and Using BPMN Develop rigorous yet understandable graphical representations of business processes Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a standard, graphical modeling representation for business processes. It provides an easy to use, flow-charting notation that is independent of the implementation environment. An underlyi...
