How Business Process Model Notation Works

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Business Process Modelling Notation

We've talked recently about how to write business process, for example, the narratives and the process steps.

Now let’s look at how we start to turn these words into process maps and flowcharts.

The Business Process Modeling Notation, also known as PBMN, is the industry standard notation for business process modeling.

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This notation should be readily understandable by everyone in the process design effort, including the business analysts, information architects, IT Manager, Project Managers and others involved in business process modelling.

Business Process Modelling Notation: How to Write

Where do you start?

Business analysts will typically create the initial drafts of the processes

What next?

Software developers are then responsible for implementing the IT solutions that will perform those processes and Business Owners will then manage and monitor those processes.

[Business Process Design Templates - MS Word & Visio]

The physical representation of the business process modeling activities is expressed in Business Process Diagrams, which are based on flowcharting techniques tailored for creating graphical models of business operations.

A Business Process is a set of activities designed to produce a specific output. It is used to capture the specific ordering of work activities, including inputs, outputs, triggers and actions.

[Business Process Design Templates - MS Word & Visio]

These Business Process templates will help you to:

• Introduce the process and outline its purpose, goal, and outcomes

• Identify the fundamental assumptions behind this process. For example, what assumptions does the process audience have in relation to this process and how does the process support those assumptions

• Identify where and how the process interfaces with other processes or whether it is a component or sub-components of other processes

• Use Visio flowcharts to illustrate process activities, including inputs and outputs, decision points and user activity

• Identify data to be collected, such as reports, forms, and policies

• Identify reporting requirements associated with the performance of the process and the format it must be delivered in

• Identify the audience, role, and individuals who will use the process definition, and the responsibilities of these roles

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