This session provides the foundation for the full range of practices of Business Process Management. It is based on proven formal methods and over twenty years of practical experience of the hundreds of projects conducted by Process Renewal Group and the sage advice found at the knowledge portal: BPTrends.com. It provides an overview and discussion of the principles, concepts and techniques required to become process-centric. The seminar introduces a systematic approach for your company’s business process architecture and for modeling and redesigning specific processes within it. It provides a solid basis for newbies and a great refresher for anyone experienced with processes, from managers, architects, analysts and change practitioners. This session establishes a sound baseline and, a common language for all conference sessions you can take. It will be delivered in a lively, interactive and enjoyable way by Roger Burlton, an industry pioneer, though leader and conference chair.

Attendees Will Learn:

• Why Business Processes and BPM are inevitable and sustainable
• Core attributes of a Business Process?
• Concepts from The Business Process Manifesto
• Populating a Process Canvas
• A BPM Methodology: from Architecture to Process Models
• BPM and Other Process Approaches