Business Process Modeling
Learn how to model business processes clearly and consistently — from enterprise context and process boundaries to detailed process maps, alternate paths and completeness checks.
Course Overview
To harness the work done in organizations and increase productivity, it is essential to understand how to model business processes. This course explores the need for process modeling, how process modeling fits within the broader framework of Business Process Management, the essential steps to process modeling, and the critical success factors that make the effort successful. “A process model is not just a picture of how work happens. It is a shared way to understand, communicate and improve how the organization creates value.” Professional skills, made practical.
Is This Course Right For You?
This course is ideal for:
If you're already an experienced practitioner in this area, our Advanced-level courses may be a better fit than this Foundation-level course.
What You'll Be Able To Do
Why learn Business Process Modeling? Organizations often know that work gets done, but not always how the work actually flows across people, teams, systems and decisions. Process modeling provides a structured way to make that work visible. It helps teams establish boundaries, understand dependencies, communicate a common view and identify variations in how work is performed.
- Why organizations model processes and how process modeling contributes to Business Process Management.
- How to identify the right process boundaries before starting detailed modeling.
- How to select and use different types of process models for different purposes.
- How to model enterprise context using hierarchy diagrams, value chain diagrams and value chain matrices.
- How to prepare and conduct a process modeling session with clear roles and responsibilities.
- How to use scope diagrams and SIPOC diagrams to establish process context.
- How to create process maps with swim lanes, primary paths and alternate paths.
- How to identify common mapping problems and refine the level of detail.
- How to support process details with text where a diagram alone is not sufficient.
- How to confirm process completeness using interaction/state views and CRUD matrices.
How You'll Use This At Work
We're still writing up specific workplace examples for this course — check back soon, or ask your trainer during the course itself.
Curriculum
- Process modeling overview
- List of process models
- Process modeling steps
- Process Definitions
- Hierarchy diagram
- Decomposition techniques rules and levels
- Value chain diagram and value chain matrix
- Prepare for process modeling session
- Session Roles and responsibilities
- Scope diagram
- SIPOC diagram and variation list
- Process notation
- Swim lanes
- Process maps with primary and alternate paths
- Handling alternative paths and variations
- Identify common mapping problems and how to correct them
- Determine the level of detail to display
- How to support process details in text
- State chart (interaction) diagram
- Interaction matrix (CRUD)
How You'll Learn
Complete an end-to-end mini-project, bringing together business need, stakeholders, elicitation, requirements, quality analysis, validation, traceability and documentation.
Before You Start
- There are no prerequisites for this course.
What You'll Get With Baseline Skills
- Comprehensive study material and detailed notes to serve as both an in-class guide and on-the-job reference.
- Example case study running throughout the course.
- Class discussions and exercises to reinforce the information presented.
- Course completion certificate and badge.
Your Trainer
Surendra Saxena
Founder, ReqDrive, Baseline Skills
Surendra holds an MBA degree from FMS Delhi University and a Masters degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee. He brings over 40 years of experience in handling variety of assignments from software architecture design…
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need prior process-modeling experience?
The course is designed to build the modeling approach progressively, beginning with process-modeling concepts and enterprise context before moving into detailed process maps, refinement and completeness checks.
Is the course only about drawing flowcharts?
No. The curriculum begins with Business Process Modeling and its role within Business Process Management, then covers enterprise context, process boundaries, process discovery, different model types, detailed mapping, refinement and completeness.
Will I create process models during the course?
Yes. Practical modeling is an integral part of the course, including enterprise context, process context, detailed process maps, primary and alternate paths, refinement and completeness checks.
Can the course be delivered for a corporate team?
Yes. The course can be delivered as a corporate workshop, with the exercises and examples structured around an appropriate business process or case selected for the group.
Where Do You Go Next?
Business Process Improvement
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