Join Volker Stiehl from THI as he shares insights on BPM, explores effective service process models, and discusses the separation of concerns in BPMN for enhanced efficiency.
A new blog post of Process Pitch was published on Mar 23, 2025 with the original title:
Standortabhängige Dienstleistungssuche – Ein iterativer Prozessansatz
Overview:
Volker Stiehl from THI discusses the nuances of BPMN, emphasizing a separation of concerns in service processes to prevent data clutter and ensure smooth integration of external services. His insights highlight effective BPM design using Open Source tools.
Core content:
- Volker Stiehl presents both a pitch and critiques on a service process, illustrating ineffective use of BPMN with a restaurant lookup example.
- He argues against proprietary symbols in BPMN, citing issues with data consistency and process engine inefficiencies.
- Stiehl showcases a superior model that separates the process domain from integration, using queuing to manage third-party system failures.
- His model allows for easier vendor integration and emphasizes a one-time setup for messaging and integration.
- The session concludes with discussions on BPMN’s documentation use and proposed improvements by the OMG.
Learnings:
- Learn why the separation of concerns is essential in BPMN for effective service orchestration avoiding data mismanagement.
- Understand the critical distinction between process domain and integration domain to enhance process reliability.
- Discover how to leverage Open Source software in BPM to create robust, adaptive processes.
- Recognize the significance of clear documentation practices in BPMN and the potential detrimental effects of ambiguous modeling.
- Engage with debates on BPMN standards and the future of process modeling conventions from experts in the field.
The original content was published in German.
