Overview

This introductory course integrates training in business process management (BPM) methods and implementation with IBM Business Automation Workflow. You learn core process modeling and implementation skills, the project development approach, process model implementation fundamentals, and delivery patterns.

Audience

This course is designed for project members who design and implement detailed logic, data models, and external system integrations for an executable business process. These roles include process owners, BPM analysts, BPM authors, BPM developers, BPM administrators, and BPM project managers.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have: 

• Practical knowledge of data structures
• Understanding of SQL syntax and JavaScript
• Basic understanding of web services
• Experience with modern programming techniques

Objective

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the key capabilities of IBM Business Automation Workflow
• Describe the high-level architecture for Business Automation Workflow
• List the core notation elements that are used in the IBM Process Designer
• Describe the purpose and function of Blueworks Live
• Understand Business Process Management (BPM) principles and the process spectrum
• Describe how to model a structured process

Exercises

• Exercise 1. Creating your first process application
• Exercise 2. Playback 0: Creating the To-Be process

Course Outline

• Course introduction
• Introduction to IBM Business Automation Workflow
• Exercise 1. Creating your first process application
• Introduction to Business Process Management
• Unit 3. Playback 0: Modeling the As-Is and To-Be business processes
• Exercise 2. Playback 0: Creating the To-Be process
• Course summary