BPMN For Business Analytics A-Z™: Business Process Modeling

Learn comprehensive business process modeling for business analysis with bpm for business analytics a-z, featuring more than six hours of content, ten real world case studies, and extensive practice material.

Learn business process modeling with Bizagi Modeler, a free Windows tool for practical theory and case-based practice. Build critical thinking and logic through real-world cases and quizzes.

Install bizagi modeler from bizagi.com, log in, and complete the setup to start modeling. Explore the extended user interface, align to grid, and publish or export diagrams for quick sharing.

Install the Camunda BPM modeler on Mac, a free cross-platform option similar to Bizagi. Model BPMN diagrams with drag-and-drop, global connect, and element naming, then export as PNG or JPEG.

Create your first business process in Bizagi modeler by mapping a grocery shopping flow from a start event to an end event, including tasks, a gateway, and payment methods.

Explore the task element in BPMN, the simplest unit of work within activities. Learn naming conventions—simple verb plus few nouns—for readable, consistent models that avoid overcomplication.

Explore three BPMN event types—start, intermediate, and end—and how Bizagi’s black-and-white visuals distinguish them. Name events with an active verb in passive form and connect them with green lines.

Explore gateways as a core BPMN element, distinguishing XOR and parallel gateways, their placement and markers, naming conventions, and how branches shape readable process models.

Master sequence flow, the last BPM core element, connects gateways, tasks, subprocesses, and events with a single direction. Keep lines straight for clean, efficient models.

Model the movie ticket purchase process in BPMN with Bizagi, from arrived at cinema to ticket purchased, detailing selecting movie, seat, food and drinks, and connecting steps with sequence flows.

Learn to model consumer choice in BPMN with gateways, including xor and parallel gateways, using a movie ticket flow with drinks, food, movie, and seating choices.

Explore case studies in BPMN for business analytics a-z, practicing how to model a pizza order process with gateways, tasks, and events, and how questions and collaboration improve modeling.

Model a pizza ordering process in bpmn with Bizagi Modeler, including start and end events, tasks for ordering and optional thin crust, and xor gateways with conditional flows.

Model a BPMN case study from start to end, detailing model and color choices, signing, bank details, payment, review, and restarts via gateways.

Model a car purchase in bpmn with start and end events, parallel and xor gateways, plus tasks like pick model, select color, sign documents, provide bank details, and review.