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Analysis and BPM
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IntroductionIntroductionKevin Brennan CBAP®Kevin Brennan, CBAPV.P. Professional Development, IIBA®
R ibl fResponsible for• IIBA® Standards (BABOK® Guide and Extensions)• EEP™ Program• IIBA Community Network• Career Centre• Career Centre• Delivering PD Opportunities to IIBA® Members
BPM ExperienceBPM Experience• BA for custom BPMS at blue sands inc.OMG C tifi d E t i BPM• OMG Certified Expert in BPM- Business Advanced, Technical Intermediate
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Vision and MissionVision and MissionfVision The world's leading association for
Business Analysis professionals
Develop and maintain standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of its practitioners
Missionp
IIBA® is an international not-for-profitIIBA is an international not-for-profit professional association for
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business analysts.
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IIBA® GoalsIIBA® GoalsStrategic Goals Operational Goals
Create and develop awareness and recognition of the value and
Ensure the long term viability of the organization
Enable sustainable growthof the value and contribution of the role of the Business Analysis Professional
Enable sustainable growth to support the establishment of IIBA® as a worldwide organizationProfessional
Define the Business Analysis Body of K l d ® (BABOK®)
worldwide organizationEnsure financial viability to support the implementation and sustainment of IIBA®
Knowledge® (BABOK®)Publicly recognize qualified practitioners through an i t ti ll
and sustainment of IIBAoperational and strategic prioritiesConsistently demonstrateinternationally
acknowledged certification programP id f f
Consistently demonstrate value of the organization to IIBA® constituents
Provide a forum for knowledge sharing
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Today’s WebinarToday s WebinarLearning Objectives:Learning Objectives:
Key concepts of Business Process y pManagementIdentification and scoping ofIdentification and scoping of processesBasic elements of a process model
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The Functional Organization66
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The Functional OrganizationCEOCEO
M k tiM k ti S lS l CustomerCustomer ITIT FiFi HRHRMarketingMarketing SalesSales Customer Service
Customer Service ITIT
BusinessBusiness
FinanceFinance HRHR
Business AnalysisBusiness Analysis
DevelopmentDevelopment
Project Management
Project Management
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Processes Involve Many Groups77
Processes Involve Many GroupsCEOCEOCEOCEO
MarketingMarketing SalesSales Customer Customer ITIT FinanceFinance HRHRMarketingMarketing SalesSales ServiceService ITIT FinanceFinance HRHR
Define Identify Create C
Manage S
BillingProduct Lead Contract Service
Manage Resolve gComplaint Outage
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What is a process?88
A set of defined ad-hoc orWhat is a process?A set of defined ad hoc or sequenced collaborative activities performed in a repeatable fashion by an organization Processes areby an organization. Processes are triggered by events and may have multiple possible outcomes. A successful outcome of a processsuccessful outcome of a process will deliver value to one or more stakeholders. BABOK® Guide, Version 2.0
Is this a well defined process?99
Is this a well defined process?
Write BABOK
Write BABOK
Edit BABOK
Edit BABOK
Review BABOKReview BABOK
Publish BABOKPublish BABOK Profit!*Profit!*BABOKBABOK BABOKBABOK BABOKBABOK BABOKBABOK
*Non-profit, technically.
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Process ModelsProcess ModelsProcess models describe how work gets done within an organizationProcess models describe how work gets done within an organizationDescribe the roles in the organization, their responsibilities, and how they interactCritical Success Factors
Process architecture defined (so you know the boundaries)Agreement within the business as to what it does
St th W kStrengths Weaknesses•Process models go end-to-end across functional boundaries•A properly defined process is
•Definition of an activity can be vague and hide critical detail•Requires solid business architectureA properly defined process is
“loosely coupled” with other processes•Easy for business to understand
Requires solid business architecture to reach agreement on process boundaries•Can become large and unwieldy if not constructed carefullyconstructed carefully
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Why do we need models?1111
Why do we need models?“All models are wrong some areAll models are wrong, some are useful”
Models are less complex than the reality they describereality they describeModels must:
Be relevant to the audienceBe accurateBe accurateBe as simple as possible, but no simplerBe understandable
Informal Process Model1212
Informal Process Model
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Formal Process Model1313
Formal Process Model
Source: BPMN 2.0 Specification, ©2009 OMG
Process Modeling Notations1414
Process Modeling NotationsUse CasesUse CasesData Flow DiagramsFlowchartsActivity DiagramsActivity DiagramsBPMNBPMNIDEF0EPC…
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Content of a Process Model1515
Shows the event that triggers theContent of a Process Model
Shows the event that triggers the processSh h ti i t i thShows who participates in the processprocessParticipants perform activities--h th d th h ishows the order these happen in
Shows how work is handed offShows how work is handed off between participantsSh h th dShows when the process ends
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Events1616
All processes start and end withEvents
All processes start and end with eventsE t d iEvents can occur during a process
Customer changes orderCustomer changes orderPrice changes on item in order
Events have triggers and causes
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Activity1717
Activities are units of workActivity
Activities are units of workNo particular scale to an activity--can b t i i l lbe trivial or largeTypesTypes
AtomicNon-Atomic (Subprocess)
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Participants1818
Participants are individualsParticipantsParticipants are individuals involved in a processp
Usually people, although applications can be modeled as aapplications can be modeled as a participantUse roles, not specific people
Job functionsJob functionsSystemsyOther organizations
Identifying Processes19191919
Identifying ProcessesDelivers something of interest to theDelivers something of interest to the organizationI t i d b tIs triggered by an eventProduces an output of value to aProduces an output of value to a customer or stakeholderIs required to enable another processprocess
Categories of Process2020
Categories of Process
Support• Provide the capabilities
needed for core and Support management processes
Manage-ment
Core
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• Control Core processes Core
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Process Architecture2121
Process ArchitectureShould fully support:y pp
Organizational objectivesBusiness ModelBusiness ModelProcess Development
D fi h t b i th i ti i iDefines what business the organization is inWhat we produceWho produces it
Cohesive and loosely coupledy pDesigned to accommodate change over the long termlong term
Value Chains2222
Value Chains
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Business Process ManagementBusiness Process ManagementBPM is a management practice that provides for governance of a process environment toward the goal of improving agility and operational
A disciplined approach to identify, design, execute, document, monitor, control, and measure both automated and non automated improving agility and operational
performance. BPM is a structured approach employing methods, policies, metrics, management
automated and non-automated business processes to achieve targeted results consistent with an organization’s strategic goals. BPM
practices and software tools to manage and continuously optimize an organization’s activities and processes
involves the deliberate, collaborative and increasingly technology-aided definition, improvement, innovation, and management of end-to-end processes.
Gartner
and management of end-to-end business processes that drive business results, create value, and enable an organization to meet its business objectives with more agility.
ABPMP
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The BABOK® and BPM (1 of 2)Business Analysis Eli it ti
Requirements M t dBusiness Analysis
Planning and Monitoring Elicitation Management and Communication
•BA Approach may be •Elicitation sessions are •Reach agreement on determined by BPM method (2.1)
likely to incorporate analysis as well (All)
process changes (4.1, 4.4, 4.5)
•Process participants are stakeholders—may expose additional stakeholders
ff t d b j t if
•Develop process model with direct input/review from stakeholders (All)
•Understand and track relationships between processes (4.2)
affected by project even if not directly involved (2.2)
•Understand expected
•Communicate change to affected stakeholders (4.4, 4 5)•Understand expected
scope of change and plan accordingly (2.3-2.5)
4.5)
•Ensure that understanding of process is maintained for
•BA process can itself be improved (2.6)
of process is maintained for future analysis, training, etc. (4.3)
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The BABOK® and BPM (2 of 2)Enterprise Analysis Requirements Analysis Solution Assessment and
V lid tiEnterprise Analysis Requirements Analysis Validation•Understand how process supports strategy (5.1)
•Identify the most important or urgent changes (6.1)
•Validate process stepsagainst business goals and
•Determine if business has tools, skills required (5.2)
•Understand how the processes and sub-
objectives (7.1)
•Identify which processes
•Determine if BPM is appropriate for business (5 3)
processes interact (6.2)
•Model the process and h t it (b th i
or subprocesses will fulfill business goals (7.2)
A i t f h(5.3)
•Define how affected process fits into larger
changes to it (both as-is and to-be), metrics (6.3)
•Assess against regulatory
•Assess impact of changes on stakeholders and requirements to implement change (7 3 7 4))process fits into larger
architecture (5.4)
•Understand value
•Assess against regulatory and other requirements (6.5)
change (7.3, 7.4))
•Evaluate actual process performance to identify•Understand value
delivered (market leader? Best practice?) (5.5)
•Use simulation to assess benefit (6.6)
performance to identify improvement opportunities (7.5, 7.6)
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