Hi everyone, I'm a new BA and also I've searched a lot about Workflow Modeling Methodologies and I know one of the major problems of modeling workflow systems is tahat each WFMS uses its own modeling technique . I 'm working on a paper and I've been trying to do a compilation of workflow modeling methodologies but I 've only found one when I've read Workflow Modeling Tools for Process Improvement and Applications Development (Second Edition) by Alec Sharp it focus on swimlane diagrams. In other books , I found that workflow models are divided into 2 groups: activity-based models and models based on communication but just that classification. In addition , there are other sources of information that classified according to modeling languages used for example IDF activity diagram UML, BPMN , etc IS there a real methodolgy?. I would like to know if there is a widely accepted classification for workflow modeling . Can you tell me if they are workflow modeling Methodologies , Workflow Modeling Techniques or are just languages for modeling workflow.
Thanks in advance, sorry for my poor English!!
I use BPMN which is just a modelling notation. Same as UML's activity diagram and Microsoft Visio's ridiculous notation that everyone seems to use. Not a methodology. Think IDF is a notation only too - if its the one I'm thinking about it came out of the armed services.
Six Sigma might be considered a methodology but I don't know much about it.
Kimbo
To me, the most important thing for workflow modelling is making sure they make sense to the audience.
My fave is Rummler Brache but I also like SIPOC because it gives you a great understanding of the end-to-end process
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