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Process design represents the detailed expression of how the
process should flow, from
beginning to end. The term “process design” can be
used to mean both the activity of designing a process, as well
as the process structure that results from that activity (i.e.
visual and written process design documentation).
Process design is to business processes what architecture is
to a home. The process design provides the specifications and
detailed interrelationships necessary for the business process
to be implemented.
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Process Designers are responsible
for this activity and express the design as a diagram using some
well-known diagramming notation. Traditionally designs were constructed
as data flow diagrams, workflow diagrams,
flowcharts, and so forth.
While these remain viable process artifacts their usage is likely
to diminish in favor of a more complete modeling language called
the Business Process Management Notation (BPMN). BPMN bridges
the gap between process designers and information technology professionals
by mapping to languages like UML.
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