Business Process Management

Process Modeling

Process Modeling has come to be associated with a number of ideas, all concerned with the dynamic behavior associated with connecting businesses systems. The subject of process modeling has developed primarily from a technical or engineering background such as Use Cases and Rational. Such enterprise-wide systems and methodologies can themselves be considered models of business activities.

The Use Case model is based on various use cases with some minor changes to better match UML's overall approach. Use Case scenarios are used in process modeling and analysis of requirements stages of UML (the Unified Modeling Language fuses the concepts of Booch, OMT, and OOSE. The result is a single, common, and widely usable modeling language for users of these and other methods. For more information of UML refer to IBM Rational's web site at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/ .

Process Modeling is used as a collection of activities designed to produce a specific output. It implies a strong emphasis on how the work is done within an organization, in contrast to the products it produces. The process is thus a specific ordering of work activities across the enterprise, with a beginning, an end, and clearly defined inputs and outputs throughout.

Process Modeling comes in many forms, but the underlying objective is to link processes to profits by integrating finance and business applications such as supply chain and ERP applications. Process Modeling is fast becoming the standard approach to business plans, projects, and transactions, providing:

• Insights to savings overlooked by traditional spreadsheets and balance sheets

• Ready access to a full scope of detailed information

• A disciplined internal regimen that efficiently documents business processes

Optimus Consulting’s Process Modeling solutions create a familiar, centralized, and web-based environment to:

• Organize and centralize information

• Readily access that information

• Manage documents

• Collaboratively edit, evaluate, compare, and consolidate that information

These types of process and data models help our clients improve efficiencies by bridging the gap between business goals and IT strategies.

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