This comprehensive BPMN guide takes you from notation basics to advanced process modeling patterns, covering everything business analysts and process engineers need to master Business Process Model and Notation.
1 - BPMN Fundamentals
Getting started with process notation
1. Introduction to BPMN
What is BPMN, history, benefits, and basic concepts
2. BPMN Diagram Types
Process, collaboration, choreography, and conversation diagrams
2 - Core Flow Elements
Understanding tasks, events, and gateways
1. Tasks
User tasks, service tasks, script tasks, and task types
2. Events
Start, intermediate, and end events with triggers
3. Gateways
Exclusive, parallel, inclusive, and event-based gateways
3 - Flow Objects
Modeling process flow and connections
1. Sequence Flows
Control flow, conditions, and default flows
2. Message Flows
Inter-pool communication and message exchanges
3. Associations
Data associations, artifacts, and annotations
4 - Pools and Lanes
Modeling participants and organizations
5 - Advanced Patterns
Complex process modeling techniques
1. Sub-Processes
Embedded, reusable, and call activities
2. Error Handling
Error events, boundary events, and compensation
3. Loops & Multi-Instance
Standard loops, multi-instance activities, and parallel execution
6 - Data and Artifacts
Managing process data and documentation
1. Data Objects
Data objects, data stores, and data associations
2. Artifacts
Groups, annotations, and text annotations
7 - BPMN Tools & Best Practices
Professional modeling and tool usage
1. BPMN Tools
Camunda Modeler, Bizagi, Signavio, Draw.io, and more
2. Best Practices
Modeling guidelines, naming conventions, and standards
8 - Advanced Topics
Advanced modeling and execution
1. Choreography Diagrams
Inter-organizational processes and choreography tasks
2. BPMN Execution
Process engines, execution semantics, and runtime behavior
BPMN Concepts
Task
Event
Gateway
Sequence Flow
Message Flow
Pool
Lane
Sub-Process
Data Object
Boundary Event
Compensation
Multi-Instance
Choreography
Association
BPMN 2.0
BPMN main concepts covered in this learning path
Each post will contain practical examples, process diagrams, and hands-on exercises to help you master BPMN from basics to advanced process modeling and execution patterns.
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