Course – BPMN 2.0

This course material for Business Process Modeling Notation 2.0 (BPMN™) using Enterprise Architect version 16.x (provided in PDF format) covers the features listed below.

In addition to covering the core tool features and the BPMN 2.0 notation, the material includes many exercises as well as a ready-to-use repository (QEA file) containing sample folder structures, templates, and models.

Module: Introduction to Enterprise Architect

• User Interface
• Managing Projects
• Managing Diagrams
• Creating Diagram Elements
• Managing Diagram Element Appearance
• Deleting Model Elements
• Managing Connectors
• Managing Package Content
• Tool Configuration

Module: BPMN 2.0

• BPMN elements and concepts
• Process
  • Steps for modeling a business process
  • Lane and Pool management
• Flow objects
  • Scopes
  •  Events
    • Definition
      • Error, Escalation, Link, None, Message, Signal, Terminate, Timer
    • Handling strategies
    • Normal and exception flow
    • Start Events
    • End Events
    • Intermediate Events
  • Activity
    • Sub-process
      • Event Sub-process
    • Task
      • Manual, Receive, Send, Service, User
    • Call Activity
    • Standard loop semantics
  • Gateway
    • Definition
    • Complex, Event-Based, Exclusive, Inclusive, Parallel
• Lanes
• Items and Data Objects
• Artifacts
• Appendices
  • Sequence Flow
  • Collaboration models
    • Pool
    • Participant
    • Message Flow
  • Validation rules
  • Modeling examples
• References

Tool Features (OPTIONAL MODULE)

Module: Traceability and Navigation

• Overview
• The Relationships window
• The Relationship Matrix
• The Traceability window
• Other traceability features

Module: Core Features

• Documentation Generation
• Document Artifacts
• Model Searches
• Managing Baselines and Comparing Models
• Specification Manager