Using BPMN 2.0 to Analyze, Improve, and Automate Processes in Your Company
While this first edition is no longer available for sale, it paved the way for what remains one of the most practical and experience-rich books on Business Process Management (BPM) and BPMN 2.0. If you’re wondering why this book stood out in a sea of BPMN manuals, the answer lies in the authors’ real-world experience.
This is not just a theory dump. It is a transfer of hands-on knowledge from the team at Camunda, a BPM consulting powerhouse that helped shape the BPMN 2.0 specification and then spent the next five years applying it in the field. From startups to government agencies, Camunda has seen what works, what breaks, and what needs to be duct-taped together. They share it all in this book.
Yes, you will learn the nuts and bolts of BPMN 2.0, but that is just the beginning. The real value lies in the practical insights:
- How to apply BPMN effectively in real-life business scenarios
- How to avoid the most common modeling traps that haunt process designers
- How to use BPMN not just for drawing diagrams but for actual process automation
- How to bridge the persistent gap between business and IT
- How to introduce BPMN in your organization without triggering a company-wide existential crisis
The book is filled with guidelines, best practices, and plenty of “don’t try this at home” advice, making it ideal for anyone serious about using BPMN to drive real business results. It also does a stellar job of keeping things readable, so you won’t feel like you’re wading through a specification document.
Originally based on the highly acclaimed third German edition, this English version quickly earned praise among BPM professionals worldwide. While an improved new edition has taken its place, this first edition laid the groundwork and set the bar for what a BPMN book should be. Whether you read it when it first launched or are diving into the updated version now, the legacy of this practical, insightful guide lives on.