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Business Process Analysis and Modeling tools (BPA Tools) improve
an organization’s ability to explicitly define and document
business process through
features that support the design, testing, representation and
optimization phases of building a process
model.
With the evolution around the BPM
Platform underway, these tools
become increasingly important in terms of their ability to
integrate with and support BPM implementations.
They range in functionality from simple drawing tools to full-featured
products that include value-added analysis, model collaboration
and business model management features.
Key features in the more advanced BPA tools include:
- Ability to generate automated process
documentation, including
through linkages to ERP, CRM and supply chain management packaged
software that has embedded process definitions.
- Ability to provide multiple views or diagrams of a process
such as flow charts, swim
lanes, and UML Diagrams and so forth.
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- Ability
to provide additional management features such as check-in
/ check-out process versioning, collaboration, and other
process metadata management.
- Seamless integration with BPM
Platform as well as application development environments
- Reporting
- Ability to directly or indirectly support BAM.
- Powerful process
simulation and optimization support.
- Dynamic links to other tools
that enable a user to associate additional rich data with
the process model, such as financial data or formulas.
For a directory of process modeling tools, visit http://www.infogoal.com/dmc/dmcprc.htm.
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