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BPMN Diagrams – Introduction to Intermediate Events

Posted on: August 15, 2006September 2, 2006

Intermediate events are one of the more complex and expressive elements of BPMN diagrams. Here we introduce the different intermediate events.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – How To Use End Events (Part 2)

Posted on: August 14, 2006February 20, 2007

This is part two of a two part article. The first part is “How To Use End Events (Part 1)”. End events describe how a process ends. Often, the end of one process can initiate other behaviors within a business process. Like death and taxes, every business process has an end. Sometimes more than one.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – How To Use End Events (Part 1)

Posted on: August 11, 2006September 1, 2006

End events describe how a process ends. Often, the end of one process can initiate other behaviors within a business process. Like death and taxes, every business process has an end. Sometimes more than one.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – Digging Artifacts

Posted on: August 9, 2006September 2, 2006

Artifacts are more than business detritus. Documents are created in business processes that represent actionable information. See how to represent these useful artifacts in business process modeling notation.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – Go With The Flow

Posted on: August 3, 2006September 1, 2006

BPMN Diagrams document business processes. Those processes have a flow to them, and that flow can branch and merge. It has a beginning and an end. Flow happens from the perspective of a single organization or person – but multiple people can talk to each other. Learn how to diagram flow and messaging in this article.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – How To Use Subprocesses

Posted on: August 2, 2006September 1, 2006

This article shows how to use the different types of subprocesses in BPMN diagrams. Examples of normal subprocesses, looping, multiple instance, ad hoc, and compensation subprocesses.

Business Process Modeling / Requirements / Requirements gathering

BPMN Diagrams – How To Use Tasks

Posted on: August 1, 2006September 1, 2006

This article shows how to use the different types of tasks in BPMN diagrams. Examples of normal tasks, looping tasks, multiple instance tasks and compensation tasks. Background We presented an introduction to BPMN diagrams two weeks ago. Business analysts are often required to document as-is processes and to-be processes. These […]

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BPMN Diagrams – Introduction To Activities

Posted on: July 31, 2006September 1, 2006

An introduction to the Activities elements of business process modeling diagrams.

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BPMN Diagrams – How To Use Gateways

Posted on: July 27, 2006September 1, 2006

Business process modeling examples showing how to use the five different gateways defined in the BPMN specification.

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