Business Process Modeling

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

IMM™ also make 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.