Business Process Management Awareness

• Configuring, measuring, and reporting KPIs
• Advanced BMM modeling
• Leveraging existing assets within IT

Advanced Business Process Modeling with BPMN

• Improving or optimizing BPMN models
• Tuning a BPMN model for implementation
• BPEL fundamentals
• BAM Awareness
• Relationship of ESB to Business Process
• Process Documentation topics including BP Use Cases
• Technical Specifications from BP Models
• Business Process Analysis

Understanding Metamodeling Concepts

• Metamodeling enables precise specification independent of notation
• Metamodeling enables an interoperable repository for models

Enterprise Architecture

• Service-Oriented design concepts
• Service-oriented design patterns
• Design of services
• Meeting GRC requirements
• Designing and building auditable Business Processes

Business Rules

• PRR Awareness
• Rete Algorithm

Implementation and Integration

• Integration Components and Adapters including ERP, CRM, SaaS, and Integrating Legacy Systems
• Integrating Business Intelligence and Analytics including Data Warehousing

Vendor Selection and Marketplace Topics

• Scenario-based assessment
• Cost/Benefit analysis / ROI
• RFP analysis
• Fitting tool to task