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The framework also simplifies the monitoring of lengthy processes that can run over several months. The detection of delays and the need to initiate appropriate countermeasures is thus considerably simplified.

A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF PROCESS MODELLING BY BPMN

The Business Process Model and Notation framework is a powerful tool for optimising workflows to achieve maximum efficiency. However, those who deal with it for the first time often reach the limits of their imagination. The whole thing becomes more comprehensible with a simple example:

The processing of an insurance application at an insurance company is a good example of how BPMN modelling can be used in a company. In the first step, the application is received by the insurer and a new process instance is created. A resulting business rule task is to check the risk. The employees of the insurance company carry out this task according to standardised rules; or the process even runs fully automatically and is then completed.

The process then runs into the item "Check application", which is carried out by a human. Only when an employee completes this step, the policy is issued and sent to the customer. At the end, the workflow is concluded with "application completed" or "application rejected".
This example shows how a workflow is divided into different sub-processes and tasks. This facilitates the overview and helps to achieve maximum efficiency. It is therefore an interesting way for small and large companies to establish traceable processes that can be easily monitored.

THE FRAMEWORK POTENTIAL IN FIELD SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Service workflows are a particularly interesting application area for Business Process Model and Notation modelling. This is because field service and service processes often follow the same pattern. A fast response time and high first-time-fix rate are particularly important in this area, as these are an important influencing factor for customer satisfaction.

In addition, it is important in the field service industry to establish comprehensible service workflows, as in many areas, different employees deal with a single case. With the use of the Business Process Model and Notation Framework, the processing of cases can be easily distributed among different employees.