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Business Process RepresentationBusiness process modelling is the discipline of graphically representing a process into a readable diagram. The Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) is a graphical notation that depicts the steps in an end to end flow of a business process. The notation has been specifically designed to coordinate the sequence of processes and the messages that flow between different process participants in a related set of activities. BPMN is a vendor neutral, world-wide accepted standard managed by the Object Management Group (OMG) that provides a common way to model business processes. It offers both the simplicity and complexity required to model business processes for both the business audience as well as the technical audience. The LEAD Process Mapping standards is released as a part of the LEADing Practices and will be subject to continuous improvement and development.

History of Business Process Modelling Notations

• March 2001: BPMI members began discussing the idea of creating a notation to go along with the executable BPML.

• August 2004: BPMN 1.0 specification was released to the public. • Now maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG).

• January 2011: BPMN 2.0 specification was released to the public.

LEADing Practice then further developed upon the BPMN 2.0 specification to include linkage to:

• Business Competencies (January 2011).

• Service Mapping (January 2011).

• Interaction Models (March 2011).

• RACI Mapping (May 2011).

• Value Mapping (November 2011).

• SAP Netweaver connection (January 2012).

• SAP Solution Manager connection (February 2012).

• Incorporation of LEAD X-BPMN principles into iGrafx (November 2012).

BPMN 2.0 versus eXtended BPMN (X-BPMN) Process Modelling