BPMN.txt

Object Management Group
Business Process Model and Notation
http://www.bpmn.org/

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is a graphical representation 
for specifying business processes in a business process model.

Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI) developed BPMN, which has been 
maintained by the Object Management Group since the two organizations merged in 2005. 
Version 2.0 of BPMN was released in January 2011,at which point the name was adapted 
to Business Process Model and Notation as execution semantics were also introduced 
alongside the notational and diagramming elements.

The primary goal of BPMN is to provide a standard notation readily understandable 
by all business stakeholders. These include the business analysts who create and 
refine the processes, the technical developers responsible for implementing them, 
and the business managers who monitor and manage them. Consequently, BPMN serves 
as a common language, bridging the communication gap that frequently occurs 
between business process design and implementation.


Further reading
(a).Grosskopf, Decker and Weske. (Feb 28, 2009). The Process: Business Process 
Modeling using BPMN. Meghan Kiffer Press. ISBN 978-0-929652-26-9.

(b).Ryan K. L. Ko, Stephen S. G. Lee, Eng Wah Lee (2009) Business Process Management (BPM) 
Standards: A Survey. In: Business Process Management Journal, Emerald Group Publishing 
Limited. Volume 15 Issue 5. ISSN 1463-7154. PDF

(c).Stephen A. White; Conrad Bock (2011). BPMN 2.0 Handbook Second Edition: 
Methods, Concepts, Case Studies and Standards in Business Process Management 
Notation. Future Strategies Inc. ISBN 978-0-9849764-0-9.