BPM KnowledgeAn encyclopedic resource on the history and methods of business process description: BPMN, EPC, IDEF, VSM and other notationshttps://bpmnedu.top/en-usBPMN 2.0: from notation to executable processeshttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/bpmn-deep-dive/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/bpmn-deep-dive/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.Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTBPMNStandardsAutomationOMGEditorialAugust Scheer and the ARIS architecture: how one notation became a standard of German engineeringhttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/epc-history/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/epc-history/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.Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTEPCARISHistoryScheerSAPEditorialWhy IDEF0 still lives on in the public sector and defense industryhttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/idef-government/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/idef-government/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.Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTIDEFPublic sectorStandardsEditorialValue Stream Mapping in the service sector: from Toyota to banking processeshttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/vsm-services/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/vsm-services/How a method born on Toyota's assembly lines found use in banks, insurance companies and healthcare institutions.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTVSMLeanServicesBankingEditorialReengineering or continuous improvement: where does the truth lie?https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/bpr-mistakes/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/bpr-mistakes/A comparison of BPR (Hammer/Champy) and Kaizen (Toyota): when radical change is needed, and when the philosophy of small steps is better.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTBPRKaizenLeanStrategyEditorialProcess Mining: how BPM went from manual labor to data sciencehttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/process-mining/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/process-mining/Technologies for automatically extracting process models from the event logs of enterprise systems — Celonis, ProM, Disco — and their effect on the analyst's profession.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTProcess MiningCelonisAnalyticsDataEditorialCamunda 8 vs Bizagi vs Pega: comparing three BPM-market leadershttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/camunda-vs-bizagi/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/camunda-vs-bizagi/A detailed comparative review of three leading BPM platforms: architecture, licensing models, target scenarios and real implementation cases.Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTCamundaBizagiPegaToolsComparisonsEditorialThe legacy of reengineering: what remains relevant 30 years onhttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/hammer-legacy/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/hammer-legacy/The ideas of radical process reengineering reshaped 1990s corporate management. We examine what stood the test of time and what was revised.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTBPRHistoryManagementEditorialAgile and BPM: competitors or allies?https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/agile-vs-bpm/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/agile-vs-bpm/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.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTAgileScrumBPMMethodologyEditorialDMN decision tables: formalizing business rules without programmershttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/dmn-decision-tables/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/dmn-decision-tables/Decision Model and Notation lets analysts formalize complex business logic without developers. We break down the syntax of tables and the FEEL language.Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTDMNFEELRulesOMGEditorialLanes in BPMN: ten common mistakes and how to avoid themhttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/swimlanes-mistakes/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/swimlanes-mistakes/Pools and lanes seem like simple concepts, but they are exactly what becomes the source of most mistakes in real process models.Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTBPMNPracticeMistakesEditorialThe Balanced Scorecard and BPM: how to measure processeshttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/balanced-scorecard/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/balanced-scorecard/Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard naturally complements BPM by providing the metrics to manage processes.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTBSCKaplanMetricsKPIEditorialCamunda 8 in an hour: running your first processhttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/camunda-tutorial/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/camunda-tutorial/A practical guide: installing Camunda 8 locally, modeling a simple process, and starting an instance via the REST API.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTCamundaPracticeBPMNTutorialEditorialBPM vs BPMS vs BPMN: sorting out the confusion of termshttps://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/glossary-bpm-vs-bpms/https://bpmnedu.top/en/articles/glossary-bpm-vs-bpms/Acronyms in business process management are often used incorrectly. Let's clarify what each of them actually means.Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTTerminologyBPMBasicsEditorial