Articles and material
In-depth deep dives into concepts, tool comparisons and practical guides from the editorial team.
BPMN 2.0: from notation to executable processes
A full guide to BPMN 2.0: the difference between modeling levels, token semantics, gateway and event types, and how to choose the right level of detail.
August Scheer and the ARIS architecture: how one notation became a standard of German engineering
The story of the EPC notation and the ARIS platform, which won 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide and became synonymous with BPM in German-speaking countries.
Why IDEF0 still lives on in the public sector and defense industry
Strict ICOM semantics, a minimalist notation and half a century of proven use — the secret to the longevity of a 1981 methodology in the most conservative industries.
Value Stream Mapping in the service sector: from Toyota to banking processes
How a method born on Toyota's assembly lines found use in banks, insurance companies and healthcare institutions.
Reengineering or continuous improvement: where does the truth lie?
A comparison of BPR (Hammer/Champy) and Kaizen (Toyota): when radical change is needed, and when the philosophy of small steps is better.
Process Mining: how BPM went from manual labor to data science
Technologies for automatically extracting process models from the event logs of enterprise systems — Celonis, ProM, Disco — and their effect on the analyst's profession.
Camunda 8 vs Bizagi vs Pega: comparing three BPM-market leaders
A detailed comparative review of three leading BPM platforms: architecture, licensing models, target scenarios and real implementation cases.
The legacy of reengineering: what remains relevant 30 years on
The ideas of radical process reengineering reshaped 1990s corporate management. We examine what stood the test of time and what was revised.
Agile and BPM: competitors or allies?
For a long time Agile and BPM were seen as incompatible. By the 2020s it was clear they solve different problems and can work together fruitfully.
DMN decision tables: formalizing business rules without programmers
Decision Model and Notation lets analysts formalize complex business logic without developers. We break down the syntax of tables and the FEEL language.
Lanes in BPMN: ten common mistakes and how to avoid them
Pools and lanes seem like simple concepts, but they are exactly what becomes the source of most mistakes in real process models.
The Balanced Scorecard and BPM: how to measure processes
Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard naturally complements BPM by providing the metrics to manage processes.
Camunda 8 in an hour: running your first process
A practical guide: installing Camunda 8 locally, modeling a simple process, and starting an instance via the REST API.
BPM vs BPMS vs BPMN: sorting out the confusion of terms
Acronyms in business process management are often used incorrectly. Let's clarify what each of them actually means.