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BPM Measurement: Principles and Practice
Dr. John Alden, Dr. Bill Curtis
Learn how to start or to improve existing measurement activities in a BPM and Architecture initiatives. Examined will be measurement principles, as well as facilitated “measurement practice” discussion. Topics covered include current landscape for BPM measurement trends and issues, understanding measurement and its link to strategy, practical frameworks for guiding measurement programs and their lifecycle, as well as how the maturity of business processes affects BPM measurement capability and analytics.
How To Model Business Processes and Web Services for
SOA-based and EA-compliant Implementation
Lloyd Dugan, Information Engineering Services
This Intensive full-day workshop will prepare attendees to analyze, design, develop, and deploy web services that enable reengineered business processes in an architecturally compliant and optimal configuration. It will do this by providing a comprehensive understanding of tool-agnostic best practices for modeling business processes and web services, and how to design these for implementation in a SOA-based arrangement that fits within an organization’s EA.
Innovation Masterclass
Thomas M Koulopoulos
The Innovation Master Class includes deep case studies of organizations that have achieved exceptional improvements in their ability to innovate. We will go far beyond the high level rah-rah of most innovation cases to deliver hard core detail on how these organizations achieved radical improvements in their innovation. You will also leave with published cases that illustrate the specific methods and experiences of the leaders in the field, and in-the-trenches insights for those that want to be innovation leaders.
A Structured Approach for BPM Project Success
Derek Miers
Within an intimate workshop setting you will learn best practices in BPM, the likely pitfalls, the methods to ensure your organization’s BPM success. Topics covered include securing organizational buy-in, setting up, planning and managing a BPM initiative within the organization. This workshop is based on the more extensive 3 day BPM Framework course, delivering a Structured and Repeatable Approach to BPM programs. Participants will receive a core actionable plan, a set of tools and a framework within which to apply them, and a range of best practices to observe and pitfalls to avoid on the journey.
BPM in Practice: Understanding and Implementing BPM and WorkflowPresented by the WfMC’s leadership team, this intensive workshop provides an understanding and implementing BPM. Examined are the benefits and business impact of BPM, as well as the relevant industry standards including 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 both beginners and those who are already familiar with BPM, and provides detailed understanding of how to approach BPM initiatives, as well as the role of BPM standards and architectures.
Enterprise Architecture and Organizational Transformation
Edward G Lewis
Participants will gain valuable insights into Enterprise Architecture concepts and principles; various approaches and methodologies for the development Enterprise Architecture, and the value of the Enterprise Architecture as an important integrative tool to be used by both business and IT managers.
BPM Process Modeling Fundamentals
Derek Miers
This special 2-Day workshop runs April 23-24, providing participants with a detailed introduction to the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). It is based on an extended BPMN Modeling course developed by leading experts Derek Miers and Stephen White of IBM, the main author of the BPMN specification. Whether novice or experienced, participants will benefit from expert-level guidance on process modeling methods and strategies. This course delivers an intimate knowledge of process modeling using the BPMN standard, enabling practitioners to handle the complexity associated with “real world” business scenarios, and knowing when to apply the correct modeling style for each unique environment and application. As part of the course preparation, all participants will receive a detailed BPMN Modeling Guidebook, presenting the core materials of a forthcoming book by Miers and White. Previous participants have found this reference material invaluable to their on-going application of lessons learned. Each section of the course includes detailed examples, animations to demonstrate behavior, both individual and group exercises, and how to avoid the most common errors committed in process modeling