Process Modeling Lecture

In 2010, as before, I’m teaching a series of BPM-related courses at Stevens Institute of Technology both on campus and online. Starting March 15th I’m offering the BPM & Workflow master class (formally MIS 712) using Stevens’ WebCampus environment. The course covers the full lifecycle of analyzing processes, designing processes for BPMS support, and deploying and managing a BPMS. We use tools by IBM, Signavio, SunGard and Tibco for the practical components of the course. Students are encouraged to document and develop their own process designs, as many of the students work in BPM projects in their own organizations. The course delivery is web-based and self-paced, with podcasts, screencams, videocasts, and WebEx-style meetings. You can take the course as a one-off

If you can’t travel to Stevens, why not have Stevens come to you? The course runs March 15 through June 12 and can be taken as part of a Graduate Certificate in BPM (4 courses), Masters in IS with a BPM concentration (12 courses), or as a one-off course (for non-matriculating students). You can register from this site: http://webcampus.stevens.edu/ and if you have any trouble registering for the course (e.g. due to prerequisites) email me at mzurmuehlen@stevens.edu.

BPM Day 2009

BPM Day is a vendor-neutral executive seminar on Business Process Management, Automation, and Innovation. It’s the third time I’m organizing this at Stevens Institute of Technology In Hoboken, NJ, and I’m really excited to have the backing of industry experts Keith Swenson, Robert Shapiro, and Nathaniel Palmer for this event. Hoboken is a 15 minute subway ride from Manhattan, the venue is our state-of-the-art center for technology management, and feedback from our last group of guests has been overwhelmingly positive. If you are in the tri-state-area and can spare a day to learn about BPM this is a great opportunity for you. Follow the link for the full announcement.

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Business Process Management can be complex topic, and building skills related to process analysis, implementation, management and governance requires guidance. I have written about the different skills required to master BPM in my January 08 BPTrends column. For illustration purposes, the image below shows a hierarchy of BPM skills following Bloom’s taxonomy of learning goals: At the most basic level a student should be able to recall facts and definitions. Being able to read process documentation is the next level up, followed by the ability to create such a documentation. Real value is added at the top three levels of the hierarchy, when students are able the critically evaluate BPM concepts, integrate and synthesize them, and develop new methodologies and approaches.

Business Process Management Skills

This is not just theory – I’m teaching a series of BPM-related courses at Stevens Institute of Technology both on campus and online. The capstone course of this program is BPM & Workflow Implementation. Students are encouraged to document and develop their own process designs using tools such as Lombardi Blueprint, TIBCO Business Studio, SunGard IPP and itp Commerce Process Modeler. We run process simulations, perform risk analyses, and evaluate process designs in light of desired performance metrics, governance mechanisms, organizational constraints and implementation considerations. Our WebCampus operations is readying this course for the Spring II semester – running from March 23 through June 27, 2009. Course delivery is web-based and self-paced, with podcasts, screencams, videocasts, and WebEx-style meetings. If you can’t travel to Stevens, why not have Stevens come to you?

Enroll here or find more information here.