There are two new posts on processmodeling.com regarding the upcoming BPMN 2.0 specification.
http://www.processmodeling.info/posts/highlights-from-bpmn-2-0-activity-types/
http://www.processmodeling.info/posts/highlights-from-bpmn-2-0-artifact-shapes/
The new URL for this site is www.processmodeling.com. Please update your feeds to the new site.
As a reminder I will be retiring the rickgeneva.com/wp URL January 1, 2010.
New post on the processmodeling.info site.
www.processmodeling.info/posts/recap-singapore-bpmn-training-event-2009/
I have mirrored all of the previous content before November 1st to the new site. If you are a registered user you might receive some duplicate postings for a while. I’ll be shutting down this URL January 1, 2009. The new site is www.processmodeling.info. For members of the old site, your registration information has already been copied to the new site.
I’m moving the site to the new URL: http://www.processmodeling.info
I’ve been putting this off for a while but since I got hacked (Oct 25, 2009) I am raising the priority. See you there at the new URL.
In the IT world, trends come and go. The next “must have” or “must do” today is a dust collector tomorrow. Recently I had a conversation with a colleague about BPM, and whether or not it will continue to be a growing trend, or are its days numbered? He said to me “are you still doing that process stuff? BPM is old news.” My reply to this was simple. While trends of automating processes come and go, process management has been around since before the computer. The computer enables people to be more efficient in many ways. But the software you use today is constantly being replaced by latest, greatest trend. BPM is not software. It’s not something you buy. It’s something you do. There are many systems on the market based on older technologies that make them go out of favor as new systems emerge. But to say that BPM is ancient history would be like saying that business its self is ancient history as well.
Why so long between posts? I took some time off to spend with my family.
My wife and I have a baby girl who is now 5 months old. Between family life and traveling all the time it’s hard to keep up with a blog site. This and the fact that most of my “creative juices” have been reserved for my upcoming BPMN patterns book.
I just updated the site theme. Do you like it?
Before I arrived at Quito, Ecuador I thought it was a typo when I saw the elevation is 9300′ (2835 meters) above sea level. But shortly after I arrived the headache of altitude sickness began and it wasn’t so hard to believe.
It’s very exciting for me to be teaching BPMN here in Ecuador. This is my first experience working with a professional translator. I speak some Spanish, but not enough to conduct a process modeling class. Sometimes it’s hard enough to teach in my native English language, so translation to Spanish I left to a professional. Read more »
Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve added any new posts. I’ve been learning Spanish for the past month, cramming as much as I can, in preparation for my trip to Ecuador. I will be conducting process modeling classes for this week and next in Quito, Ecuador. I’ve had no prior experience with speaking Spanish, so this will be a real challenge. The goal is to leave here in two weeks with enough experience to prepare for an all Spanish BPMN process modeling class. The location for this class? I don’t know yet. Maybe Chile, Ecuador, Mexico City, Venezuela, or maybe even Madrid, Spain. I do know that there is a big demand for process modeling knowledge in Spanish speaking countries.
Surprisingly I’m finding more and more that developing nations are more open to adopting the process development methodologies than what I see in the USA. Maybe it’s because we’re so used to the old ways of business and it’s hard to change? Anyway, I’m enjoying teaching people that are so eager to learn, even if they can’t understand a word I’m saying 