My presentation to the BBC 2015 Conference. An introduction to Business Analysts and Business Architects on why, when and how to use these standards for process improvement

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An introductionDenis Gagné,
CEO & CTO
Chair BPMN MIWG at OMG
BPMN 2.1 Member at OMG
CMMN 1.1 Member at OMG
DMN 1.1 Member at OMG
Chair BPSWG at WfMC
XPDL Co-Editor at WfMC

2. BPMN, CMMN, DMN: An intro to the triple
crown of process improvement standards
Presented by one of the foremost experts in BPM standards, this session will introduce the three leading
business modeling standards produced by the Object Management Group (OMG) in recent years. This fast pace
session will introduce the core concepts, differentiation and business value of the Business Process Model and
Notation (BPMN), the Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN) and the Decision Model Notation
(DMN). Explained and demonstrated will be both general methods and best practices, as well as the specific
roles and usage of these dominant business modeling notations in the context of business innovation and
transformation.
Learning Objectives
• What exactly are BPMN, CMMN and DMN
• Why even bother with these standards
• When one of these standards is best suited for the purpose
• What are the best practices for these standards

3. Mobile Cloud Social IoT
Big Data &
Analytics
Semantic
Technology
Customer Centricity
Knowledge Centricity
Process Centricity
Innovation Centricity
The Digital Enterprise

4. Business Executives
LOB Managers
Enterprise Architects
Business Architects
Process Analysts
Business Analysts
Stakeholders
perspectives

5. Types of Work Efforts

6. Improving Work Efforts
Quality
Cost
ValueTime
LeanStructured
Workflow
Unstructured
Workflow
t
Effectiveness
Doing things right
Efficiency
Doing the right things

7. What are BPMN, CMMN and DMN
• Languages for describing operations
• Means to Ends
• Tools not Solutions
Business Process
Model & Notation
Case Management
Model & Notation
DMN
Decision
Model & Notation

8. Why use BPMN, CMMN or DMN
DMN
• Unambiguous format for modeling processes, cases and decisions
• Can be interchanged between different vendors’ products
• Provide common and readily-transferable skills that are learned by analysts

9. When to use BPMN, CMMN or DMN
is a about Processing is a about Managing
DMN
is a about Deciding

10. Variable
Every work effort instance
looks slightly different
Unpredictable The exact course of action is
unknown and highly
situation specific
Emergent
The exact course of action
only emerges during process
execution when more
information becomes
available
DMN
When to use BPMN, CMMN or DMN

11. What is BPMN
www.BPMNWebModeler.com
• What is BPMN?
• Business Process Model and Notation
• BPMN is a standard published by the Object Management Group (OMG).
• Why BPMN matters?
• Universal graphical notation for drawing business processes
• Readily understandable by business stakeholders
• Aim to bridge the gap from modeling to subsequent implementation
• Current Status
• BPMN 2.0 is the current version

12. BPMN Basic Elements
Event
Activity
Gateway
Flow
www.BPMNQuickGuide.com

13. Basic Elements
www.BPMNWebModeler.com

14. What is CMMN
www.CMMNWebModeler.com
• What is CMMN?
• Case Management Model and Notation
• CMMN is a standard published by the Object Management Group (OMG).
• Why CMMN matters?
• A common meta-model and notation for modeling and graphically
expressing a Case
• Aim to model activities that depends on evolving circumstances and ad hoc
decisions by knowledge workers
• Provides flexibility via planning at run time
• Current Status
• CMMN 1.0 released May 2014

15. CMMN Basic Elements
www.CMMNWebModeler.com
Event Listener
Case File Item
Milestone
Stage
Task
Discretionary
!
E C A

16. Basic Elements
www.CMMNWebModeler.com

17. DMN
What is DMN
www.DMNWebModeler.com
• What is DMN?
• Decision Model and Notation
• DMN is a standard published by the Object Management Group (OMG).
• Why DMN matters?
• A common meta-model and notation for describing and modeling
repeatable Business Decisions
• Enables various groups to effectively collaborate in defining a Decision
Model
• Provides a standard notation for Decision Tables
• Current Status
• DMN 1.0 released Sep 2015

18. DMN
DMN Basic Elements
www.DMNWebModeler.com
Business
Knowledge
Model
Knowledge
Source
Decision
Input
Information Requirement Knowledge Requirement Authority Requirement

19. DMN
Basic Elements
www.DMNWebModeler.com

20. Processes Cases Decisions
Activities Events Rules
Transitional Contextual Applied
Data Information Knowledge
Procedural Declarative Functional
Token
Event Condition Action
(ECA)
First Order Logic
(FOL)
DMN

21. Best Practices
+ DMNGateways
+ Events
+ ! !
! !
! !
Task Interdependencies
+ Adhoc

22. NextGen BPM
• Agile
• Adaptive
• Leveraging Knowledge Workers
• Smart/Intelligent
• Knowledge focused
• Leveraging Business Goals, Business Rules
• Contextual
• Information focused
• Leveraging Business Events
DMN

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