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.

BPM Day 2009 at Stevens Institute of Technology

Monday, June 22nd, 2009, 9:00-5:00 PM
Babbio Center, 6th & River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
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To see the program and sign up: http://howe.stevens.edu/bpmday

BPM = Performance, Compliance, Risk Management

When times are tough, organizations need to focus on their core competencies, improve their value proposition and do more with less. Business Process Management helps organizations understand their operational strengths and weaknesses, creates a documentation for compliance purposes, and allows for effective operational risk management. For the fifth year in a row, the Gartner Group has identified improving Business Processes as the number one priority of CIOs. Stevens’ BPM Day series combines speakers from industry and academia to deliver attendees a full-day of in-depth sessions on current and emerging topics around BPM. In 2009 the third instance of BPM Day is presented by leaders from Stevens and the Workflow Management Coalition, a global standardization body for BPM technology. Their popular seminars have been delivered in more than 8 countries over the last two years, covering the core business impact and IT benefits of process improvement and workflow automation.

Attendees of this year’s seminar have the choice between two in-depth breakout sessions: One on analyzing processes with BPMN, the other on building a workflow automation infrastructure using standards-based tools and technologies.

Participants will receive a WfMC certificate to document the successful completion of the seminar.

Who Should Attend?

– Business and System Analysts Involved in Process Modeling and Discovery
– CIO and CTO charged with implementing BPM Centers of Excellence
– Process Architects Evaluating or Already Engaged in BPM
– Consultants Seeking Strategies for Risk Management
– System and Application Architects engaged in BPMS implementation
– Enterprise Architects looking to understand the integration of BPM and SOA

Topics Covered

– The Business Case for BPM
– Process Modeling with BPMN 2.0
– Case Study: Managing Rules and Processes
– BPM and SOA: The New Enterprise Architecture
– An Overview of Workflow Standards
– Process Analytics and Optimization
– Case Study: Modeling Standards in Government
–  and much more…

Presenters

– Dr. Michael zur Muehlen, Director, Center of Excellence in Process Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology
– Nathaniel G. Palmer, Executive Director, Workflow Management Coalition
– Keith D. Swenson, VP Research & Development, Fujitsu
– Robert M. Shapiro, Founder and Manager, Process Analytica

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.