What is a good guideline for explaining a process to another person?
5 minutes or less. is a good marker for success.
Can any part of a process be ambiguous?
No, they need to have clear intent, even in the naming
IS there a right or wrong way to model a business process?
No, Let’s be clear. There is no real right or wrong way to model a business process, and the decision
about which way is best usually comes down to opinion.
However, establishing guidelines, or “best practices” – and…of course…, following them - helps us
ensure we are consistent in how we represent a specific event or action when translating a business
process into a case type – including building the individual flows
Should you engage the business?
Yes, Understanding how to define and represent each step is best accomplished when both the business stakeholders and the development team contribute.
Effective process design can only be accomplished when business stakeholders are engaged early on in the project. This ensures their interest and understanding throughout the entire application development lifecycle.
Is the model what is executed?
Yes.
What is a good guideline for the number of shapes in a FLOW.
15 or less is a good guideline
What is the most amount of connectors you should use from a given shape?
5 or less, never have more than five
Key points or guidelines on process decomposition, what are they
Iterative and collaborative easily communicated in 5 min or less 15 shapes or less use a business vocabulary Label everything separate shapes for each actions Don't mix and match shapes
