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Monday, 04 February 2008
02:00 PM-05:00 PM | |
Speakers: Nathaniel Palmer, Robert Shapiro, Keith Swenson
Location: Roman Ballroom I
Session Type: Paid Workshop
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Presented by the leadership team and standards architects of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC), this intensive workshop covers the benefits and business effect of business process management (BPM), as well as the relevant industry standards including Wf-XML, XPDL, BPMN and BPEL. The topics range from general overview of the BPM market to specific, detailed presentations on standards. The course is designed for beginners as well as for those who are already familiar with BPM and need to know more about the leading BPM standards and their effect on software design and implementation.
Participants will gain a detailed understanding of how to approach BPM initiatives, as well as the role of Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) and Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). All participants will receive an XPDL Implementer’s Kit with details and preparation for XPDL certification.
Who Should Attend:
- Process architects evaluating or already engaged in BPM
- Application architects looking to leverage the work of the collective business process standards community
- Consultants and integrators seeking strategies for risk management and competitive advantage
- Anyone professional looking to explore or begin a business process management initiative
Topics include:
- BPM 101: Enterprise Strategy and Process Management
- Exploring round-trip modeling and process definition using BPMN and XPDL - Understanding swimlanes, pooling, nodes and activities
- Leveraging data mining and analytics
- How to distribute tasks based on roles and skill sets
- Differentiating process management and automation
- Differentiating people processes from system processes
- Understanding the scope and details of the constructs and core elements of BPMN and XPDL
- BPEL introduction, status and road map
- Distinguishing executable from model-driven architecture |
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