Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)

Day 1: Introduction to BPM and BPMN

• Fundamentals of Business Process Management

• BPM lifecycle: design, model, execute, monitor, optimize

• Introduction to BPMN 2.0

• Benefits of using BPMN for business and IT alignment

• Key concepts: pools, lanes, flow objects, artifacts

Day 2: BPMN Elements and Syntax – Core Notations

• Events: start, intermediate, end (message, timer, error)

• Activities: tasks and sub-processes

• Gateways: exclusive, inclusive, parallel

• Connecting objects: sequence flow, message flow, association

• Swimlanes: pools and lanes for defining responsibilities

• Practical exercise: Diagramming a recruitment process

Day 3: Advanced BPMN Constructs

• Event-based gateways and boundary events

• Looping and multi-instance activities

• Transaction subprocesses and compensation

• Error and escalation handling

• Using data objects, annotations, and groups

Day 4: Collaboration and Choreography Diagrams

• Modeling process collaboration between organizations (B2B)

• Choreography vs. orchestration

• Conversation diagrams: visualizing high-level interactions

• BPMN in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and APIs

• Real-world case study: Supply chain collaboration process

Day 5: BPMN in Practice – Simulation, Tools, and Automation

• Selecting BPMN modeling tools (overview and comparison)

• Validating and simulating process models

• From modeling to automation: integrating with BPMS and workflow engines

• Process performance metrics and continuous improvement

• Capstone project: Model and optimize a business-critical process

• Final review, assessment, and certificate distribution