BPMN - A Standard for Communicating Processes

With an increasing awareness in business that efficient, optimized and managed processes are a key contributor to success, companies have been deploying systems that strive to leverage processes to a competitive advantage. Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) provides a common language for constituents to communicate business processes clearly, completely and efficiently.

Creating a Link from BPMN Design to Execution

The cycle of process design, analysis, execution and management requires different constituencies at different stages to interact with the process in distinct ways. BPMN was created to provide a single notation that is readily understandable by business analysts as well as IT professionals.

iGrafx has extended its wide range of process mapping notations with the inclusion of BPMN. Available as a standard component in the iGrafx process modeling solutions, users can easily create BPMN diagrams using an intuitive interface that automatically manages many of the drawing tasks. A customized BPMN palette, automatic pools and intelligent formatting makes iGrafx the most efficient tool for creating and modifying even the most complex BPMN diagram. Some of the key aspects of BPMN diagramming with iGrafx include:

iGrafx provides full support for key BPMN components including flow objects, connecting objects, swimlanes, pools and artifacts.

• Simulate BPMN models to ensure that your models are optimized prior to deployment in an execution environment.
• Correct by construction design reduces model development time and ensures accurate BPMN diagrams.
• Leverage library of existing process models for reduced development time

With iGrafx, users can easily convert their existing swimlane® process maps into BPMN format. This unique feature ensures that the vast library of existing iGrafx process maps can be leveraged for a rapid adoption of the standard resulting in a significant ROI and time-to-deployment advantage. IT professionals can then add further detail to define the interactions with messages and partners for export to Business Process Execution Language (BPEL).

iGrafx helps companies bridge communication gaps and deploy processes faster with easy to use BPMN diagramming.

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