Model Oriented Architecure (MOA) – IASA Summit Presentation October 11, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in Analysis & Research, Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Process Modelling, Resources.Tags: MOA, Model Oriented Architecture, Modeling
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A recording of the recent IASA E-Summit focussed on raising the understanding of MOA….
IASA has recently identified the need for an industry level education in Model Oriented Architecture which includes related concepts of Model Driven Architecture, Domain Specific Languages, code generation, Model Driven Development, Domain Driven Design and other architectural approaches that put the model at the center of IT initiatives. Conceptually this includes any process or framework that focuses on model as more than simply text and documentation.
As a part of this E-Summit series you will hear from practiced experts throughout the industry on MOA topics and concepts. This is the type of training you and your team can only get from practicioner based organizations like IASA.
The recording can be found here (may require registration)
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Free BPM Modeling Tools July 10, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in Business Process Management, Process Modelling, Resources.Tags: BPM, Business Process Management, Free_BPM_Modeling_Tools, Modeling, Process_Modeling, Tools
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I recently was asked by a customer if I know of any free process modeling and automation tools. This got me thinking of how many vendors provide a free edition of their software for unlimited use i.e. no trial basis or try before you buy editions. After some research I came up with the following short list:
Free BPM and Process Modeling Tools:
- BizAgi Process Modeler
- Questetra BPM Suite
- Tibco Business Studio
- Aris Express (soon to be released)
- Process Maker
- Open ModelSphere
- Visual Paradigm – Smart Development Environment (Community Edition)
- Visual Paradigm for UML (Community Edition)
I have not evaluated each application so could not comment on their strengths and weaknesses but would be interested to hear about other free BPM and/or Enterprise Architecture tools so I can add them to my resource list.
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Overview of 12 Different Approaches to Business Process Modeling April 22, 2009
Posted by Ian Louw in BPA, BPM Articles, BPM Best Practice, Process Modelling, Resources, Workflow.Tags: BPA, BPM, How To, Modeling
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An informative post describing the various ways to model business processes can be found at Active Knowledge Modeling.
In addition to the common transformational process models, this post discusses block structured languages, storytelling, and process modeling languages that are hierarchical, flow-oriented, role-oriented, communication-oriented, declarative, goal-oriented, timelines, product and document state machines etc.
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