Bpmn For Business Analysts

Learn the best practices of process modeling and analysis with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0) standard

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- You will see how to use BPMN in practice
- which elements to use and which are not so useful
- You will learn how to use events in BPMN and what are the event types
- You will practice how using object types for tasks and subprocesses can make your diagrams easier to understand and more powerful

What you'll learn

You will see how to use BPMN in practice

which elements to use and which are not so useful

You will learn how to use events in BPMN and what are the event types

You will practice how using object types for tasks and subprocesses can make your diagrams easier to understand and more powerful

You will understand how to show the process flows with various gateways (XOR

AND

OR) and how to make sure token flows correctly

You will master usage of pools and lanes to show collaboration in a proces

so that you never make the popular rookie mistakes

You will learn how to easily extend your diagrams with additional information with artifacts and data objects

* Requirements

* If you already use a BPMN 2.0 compliant tool you can use it throughout the course but it’s not required (I’ll present you some BPMN modeling tools you can use free of charge for the purpose of this course
* you can also practice using pen and paper)

Description

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0) is the new de facto standard for modeling processes. It can be used when you need to document your processes as a part of the project or when you need to automate them, so learning it will help your career.

Maybe you've already spent some time trying to learn BPMN from the specification and from the internet but still do not feel confident about this notation? I often see that even people with years of modeling experience really struggle when it comes to BPMN diagrams.

Or are you mapping the workflow processes with flowcharts, but don't feel your process maps really improve the communication? BPMN can help here if used properly!

You will learn from this course what are the most useful elements of BPMN and how to create easy to understand and maintain process diagrams.

The course consists of several sections with video lectures, quizzes and real life mini-projects that will help you start using BPMN in no time.

I know that at first BPMN can be confusing and you may have some questions after you start using it in practice. The course is constantly updated with new content on a basis of your feedback and I will answer all your questions regarding the best ways to use BPMN.

Wondering if this course is for you? Take a look at the reviews from my students:

"Excellent course, pitched at an extremely useful level. This explains the parts of BPMN that are most useful, without diving into unnecessary complexity. It has a great mixture of videos, "take-away" summaries, and exercises. Highly recommended!"

- Adrian

"Efficient and effective BPM overview of the essential items you need to understand and master when using such notation. I used it as a refresher as I need to work with people using BPMN on a new project."

- François

Who this course is for:

People beginning Business Analyst or Process Analyst career who want to learn BPMN
People with flowcharting experience who want to add BPMN to their toolkit
People who want to use BPMN with confidence

Course content

9 sections • 85 lectures

1 - BPMN Overview 11 lectures

Introduction Preview 01:47

After watching this video you will know why is BPMN relevant for Business Analysts.

Basics of modelling processes with BPMN Preview 08:28

In this lecture you will discover the basic elements of BPMN: Start and End Events, Tasks and Sub-Processes as well as Sequence Flows.

Flowcharts vs BPMN Preview 04:23

This lecture will show you similarities and differences between flowcharts and BPMN diagrams.

How to use this course Preview 02:35

This video will show you how to get the most out of this course.

BPMN tools Preview 02:22

This video provides overview of various types of tools which support BPMN notation, so that you can pick right one for your purposes.

Recommended tools Preview 00:46

First steps with ADONIS:Community Edition Preview 01:48

BPMN Basics - coffee case study Preview 07:04

[Key takeaways] BPMN Basics Preview 01:56

[Project] BPMN Basics Preview 00:48

BPMN Basics

Basic elements of BPMN

2 - Gateways and branching in BPMN 15 lectures

Gateways and token - basics Preview 03:07

Exclusive gateway (XOR) Preview 06:47

Exclusive gateways in practice - DEMO Preview 07:54

Parallel gateway (AND) Preview 04:07

Parallel gateways in practice - DEMO Preview 03:07

Showing process loops and rework with Exclusive gateways Preview 02:11

Rework with XOR gateways in practice - DEMO Preview 02:04

Inclusive gateway (OR) Preview 05:38

Avoiding getting stuck - Default Sequence Flow Preview 03:54

Inclusive gateways in practice Preview 04:49

Gateways in BPMN - overview of demo diagrams Preview 02:38

Fastest way of converting non-exclusive gateways (AND to OR) Preview 00:36

[Key takeaways] Gateways Preview 01:30

[Project] Gateways Preview 00:19

Gateways

3 - How to add more meaning to your diagrams - names and object types 11 lectures

Object names in BPMN Preview 01:02

Object types in BPMN Preview 02:35

Start events Preview 02:00

Common types of start events (Message, Timer, Conditional) Preview 05:53

Common types of Tasks (Manual, User, Service) Preview 07:51

Common types of Sub-Processes (Embedded, Call Activity) Preview 04:28

Common types of End Events (Message, Terminate) Preview 07:07

Object types in practice - DEMO Preview 06:21

[Key takeaways] Object types Preview 02:38

[Project] Object types Preview 00:24

Object types

4 - Participants and collaboration 8 lectures

Swimlanes in BPMN - Introduction to showing responsibility in BPMN Preview 01:32

Pools - process participants Preview 01:41

Black-box pools - "placeholders" Preview 01:02

Lanes - logical divisions of Pools Preview 01:08

Message Flows and Collaboration diagrams Preview 02:02

Pools and lanes in practice - DEMO Preview 04:23

[Key takeaways] Participants and collaboration Preview 00:40

Participants and collaboration

5 - Data modeling in BPMN 4 lectures

Data modeling Preview 01:17

Almost every model created by BA must show how do the documents/data flow through the process and where are IT systems used. After watching this video you will learn how Data Objects, Data Stores and Data Associations should be used.

Data Objects and Data Stores in practice - diagram from BPMN MIWG demo 2018 Preview 06:13

[Key takeaways] Data modeling Preview 00:30

Data modeling

6 - Adding more information to your BPMN diagrams 4 lectures

Artifacts in BPMN Preview 03:37

Artifacts in practice - DEMO Preview 03:47

[Key takeaways] Artifacts Preview 00:23

Artifacts

Wrap up 3 lectures

Course summary Preview 00:30

[Key takeaways] Formal names of BPMN elements Preview 00:52

BPMN on one page Preview 00:12

BPMN 2.0 Poster showing you all the object types

Advanced BPMN 19 lectures

ADVANCED - Task types Preview 11:56

Task types - quiz

Many people struggle with send and receive tasks - check if you know how to use them properly!

ADVANCED - how to create BPMN diagram step by step Preview 18:10

ADVANCED - case study 1 Preview 03:23

ADVANCED - case study 1 (text) Preview 00:31

ADVANCED - case study 1 (example solution) Preview 05:06

ADVANCED - intermediate events Preview 11:53

This lecture shows you what are the intermediate events and how to use them inside the process flow.