Business Process Modeling

Business Process Modeling tells us the order in which Business Functions ought to be carried out in response to some Trigger in order to arrive at a business Outcome. This outcome may be a Preferred Outcome or a Non-Preferred Outcome.

The Integrated Modeling Method (IMM™) shows you how to model Business Processes in a way that makes them:

  • unambiguous  and easy to understand
  • easy for the business to perform
  • able to be tuned and executed in the fewest possible steps

Example Business ProcessIMM™ also makes it clear why, before you do Business Process Modeling, you ought to build the Function Catalogue.

The essential stages in Business Process Modeling are:

  • Build the Function Catalogue.
  • Identify what Business Processes the business requires to be modeled.
  • For each Process:
    • Identify and define the Process Objective – no objective means no Process!
    • Identify and document all Triggers that could start this process.
    • Identify and document the Preferred Outcome(s).
    • Identify, document and rank all Non-Preferred Outcomes.
    • Identify the Business Functions needed to take the process from the Trigger(s) to each of the Outcomes.
    • Identify and map the precedence between Business Functions.
    • Draw the Business Process.

All you will ever need to know about business process modeling is contained in the IMM™ Business Process Modeling eBook from our  Online Store.

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