Process Modeling Style

Introduction

Abstract

Enterprises have been involved in process modeling for quite some time, but it has only recently become an organized practice within many of those organizations. Many enterprises now have a strong interest in process modeling. As a result, there are many different ways to model processes, and results are often very disjoint. A process model created in one project often is not compatible with processes from a different project. The result is incompatibility, wasted effort, rework, inefficiency and delayed benefits from improved processes.

Thus, we’re still in a bit of a Wild West situation concerning process modeling. This non standardized environment reduces overall efficiency, interoperability, time to value and total ...