Hajo A. Reijers

Dieses Lehrbuch umfasst den gesamten Lebenszyklus des Geschäftsprozessmanagements (BPM), von der Prozessidentifikation bis zur Prozessüberwachung, und die entsprechenden Schritte der Erhebung, Analyse, Verbesserung und Implementierung von Prozesse. Dabei werden Konzepte, Methoden und Werkzeuge der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, der Informatik und der Ingenieurswissenschaften als Teil eines durchgängigen und interdisziplinären Ansatzes dargestellt. Die Darstellung illustriert die Nutzung der Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), einem weltweit etablierten Standard zur Prozessmodellierung. Neben den konzeptuellen Grundlagen bietet das Buch eine Vielzahl von Beispielen, mehr als 230 Übungen – viele davon mit Musterlösungen – und weitere Empfehlungen für die vertiefende Lektüre. Die vorliegende Ausgabe umfasst viele aktuelle Themen, wie bspw. Prozess-Mining, Prozessautomatisierung mithilfe von BPM-Systemen oder Robotic Process Automation und eine Betrachtung von BPM als strategische Unternehmensfähigkeit. Das Lehrbuch ist das Ergebnis von vielen Jahren Lehr- und Beratungstätigkeit der Autoren. Praktiker als auch Studierende der Informatik und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre werden gleichermaßen von den Konzepten und der Methodik des Buchs profitieren. Dozenten kommen das Lehrformat und die zusätzlichen Unterrichtsmaterialien der begleitenden Webseite zugute.trigger

This textbook covers the entire Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring, covering along the way process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation. Concepts, methods and tools from business management, computer science and industrial engineering are blended into one comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach. The presentation is illustrated using the BPMN industry standard defined by the Object Management Group and widely endorsed by practitioners and vendors worldwide. In addition to explaining the relevant conceptual background, the book provides dozens of examples, more than 230 exercises – many with solutions – and numerous suggestions for further reading. This second edition includes extended and completely revised chapters on process identification, process discovery, qualitative process analysis, process redesign, process automation and process monitoring. A new chapter on BPM as an enterprise capability has been added, which expands the scope of the book to encompass topics such as the strategic alignment and governance of BPM initiatives. The textbook is the result of many years of combined teaching experience of the authors, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in the context of professional training. Students and professionals from both business management and computer science will benefit from the step-by-step style of the textbook and its focus on fundamental concepts and proven methods. Lecturers will appreciate the class-tested format and the additional teaching material available on the accompanying website.

This textbook covers the entire Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring, covering along the way process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation. Concepts, methods and tools from business management, computer science and industrial engineering are blended into one comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach. The presentation is illustrated using the BPMN industry standard defined by the Object Management Group and widely endorsed by practitioners and vendors worldwide. In addition to explaining the relevant conceptual background, the book provides dozens of examples, more than 230 exercises – many with solutions – and numerous suggestions for further reading. This second edition includes extended and completely revised chapters on process identification, process discovery, qualitative process analysis, process redesign, process automation and process monitoring. A new chapter on BPM as an enterprise capability has been added, which expands the scope of the book to encompass topics such as the strategic alignment and governance of BPM initiatives. The textbook is the result of many years of combined teaching experience of the authors, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in the context of professional training. Students and professionals from both business management and computer science will benefit from the step-by-step style of the textbook and its focus on fundamental concepts and proven methods. Lecturers will appreciate the class-tested format and the additional teaching material available on the accompanying website.

The motivation behind the conception of this monograph was to advance scientific knowledge about the design and control of workflow processes. A workflow pr- ess (or workflow for short) is a specific type of business process, a way of or- nizing work and resources. Workflows are commonly found within large admin- trative organizations such as banks, insurance companies, and governmental agencies. Carrying out the tasks of a workflow in a particular order is required to handle one type of case. Examples of cases are mortgage applications, customer complaints, and claims for unemployment benefits. A workflow used in handling mortgage applications may contain tasks for recording the application, specifying a mortgage proposal, and approving the final policy. The monograph concentrates on four workflow-related issues within the area of Business Process Management; the field of designing and controlling business processes. The first issue is how workflows can be adequately modeled. Workflow mod- ing is an indispensable activity to support any reasoning about workflows. Diff- ent purposes of workflow modeling can be distinguished, such as system ena- ment by Workflow Management Systems, knowledge management, costing, and budgeting. The focus of workflow modeling in this monograph is (a) to support simulation and analysis of workflows and (b) to specify a new workflow design. The main formalism used for the modeling of workflows is the Petri net. Many - isting notions to define several relevant properties have been adopted, such as the workflow net and the soundness notion.