Discover how Universal Process Notation (UPN) fosters a human-centric approach to business process management with insights from co-inventor Walter Bril, emphasizing clarity and practicality in process design.
A new podcast episode of New Process Lab was published on Sep 13, 2023:
Overview:
In Episode 35, Walter Bril, co-inventor of Universal Process Notation (UPN), discusses its advantages in supporting a human-centric approach to Business Process Management (BPM). The conversation explores key questions for effective process modeling, contrasting UPN with traditional notations like BPMN 2.0.
Core content:
- Walter Bril elaborates on the core principles behind Universal Process Notation (UPN). He emphasizes its focus on simplicity for improved process clarity.
- The use of five fundamental questions lays the groundwork for process modeling, creating a structured framework for understanding activities.
- Bril contrasts UPN with BPMN 2.0, highlighting UPN’s more flexible and human-centric approach to process mapping.
- He discusses the importance of maintaining context and relevance in BPM, mitigating the risk of unnecessary complexity.
- Bril introduces Elements.cloud as a tool for mapping processes with UPN and shares insights on incorporating AI to enhance process documentation.
Learnings:
- Listeners will learn how to implement UPN’s five questions to clearly articulate business processes and their objectives.
- The episode outlines how a simplified approach to BPM can facilitate better understanding and communication among stakeholders.
- Bril emphasizes the significance of context in process documentation, urging practitioners to focus on the ‘why’ of each activity.
- Using tools like Elements.cloud can enhance the mapping and analysis of processes, providing valuable insights into relationships and workflows.
- Listeners gain insight into the effective integration of AI in process management, particularly in generating user stories from diagrams.
The original content was published in English.
