Introduction to Business Process Management for Project Managers

Training Provided by Boston University Corporate Education Center This one day seminar is designed to introduce BPM fundamentals to Project Managers. It will also qualify towards the BUCEC BPM certification. It provides an overview and discussion of the principles, concepts, trends and techniques required to transform your business and analysis activities from a traditional, functional approach to a process-centric one. The class provides a survey of the various methods for architecture, analysis, design, and specification being used in the Business Process Management field, and introduces participants to a simple audit they can use to provide an indication of where there own organization is and where it needs work to become more process-centric.

Introduction to Business Process Management for Project Managers

MDP346 - Introduction to Business Process Management for Project Managers

Course description
This one day seminar is designed to introduce BPM fundamentals to Project Managers. It provides an overview and discussion of the principles, concepts, trends and techniques required to transform your business and analysis activities from a traditional, functional approach to a process-centric one. The class provides a survey of the various methods for architecture, analysis, design, and specification being used in the Business Process Management field, and introduces participants to a simple audit they can use to provide an indication of where there own organization is and where it needs work to become more process-centric.

Who should attend
This BPM for Project Managers seminar is a must for project managers and leaders interested in business process improvement and business needs analysis. It’s designed for project participants as well as other practitioners involved in delivering project results that involve process-based change and the automation support for process solutions. The course can serve as the foundation for all other courses in the BUCEC BPM curriculum. It establishes a common language and a baseline.

What you will achieve

• Understand the principles of business process management and how to apply them


• Understand the nature, value and benefits of Business Process Management to improve project effectiveness


• Understand BPM best practices, trends, and methodologies


• Understand the nature of process oriented project efforts at the enterprise and process levels


• Understand the role of BPM for various implementation level BPM technologies


• Understand the respective roles of organizational design, process management, performance measurement, process architecture, process analysis, process redesign, process modeling and systems design – and how to make them work together


• Understand basic BPM management and measurement techniques

What you will learn

• How process analysis and project management are a natural fit


• How to classify the various BPM approaches and techniques


• How to align your approach with a well-designed business architecture


• How to integrate your process architecture with human performance and IT implementation plans


• The key considerations of a managed process-based approach to business change management


• The Strategic, tactical and operational considerations in a comprehensive BPM framework


• How to plan for cross-organizational acceptance and implementation

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