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The Process: Business Process Modeling using BPMN

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The Kindle edition is almost useless: all graphics are either unreadable, distorted or just plain blank. Don't buy it!
Amazon: please feel free to remove my review when the problem is solved.

Certainly you'll find rudiments of BPMN modeling there. Furthermore the book contains:
-not too many more-than-simple examples;
-less than five allegedly advanced BPMN constructs;
-plenty of storytelling;
-too little process visualizing;
-the basics and nothing more.

I do not regret I spent a couple of hours on reading the book. You should read it too. Is it worth the money? No.

P.S. As to storytelling in business, this might be helpful. In process modeling as well? Well...

It gives you a simple insite to the BPMN process without the boring text book format. It very short and simple but you definatly learn as you read. If you find text books boring this is the book for you.

The book presents BPMN in a easy manner. Its really good for people that have initial and intermediary knowledge about BPMN.

Unlike you would expect it from scientists, this is not a dry text book. It's a novel about Tom Bauer, a young associate executive who's first tasks at his new employer is to create transparency on what the company does. He performs this task by modeling the companies core processes.

The story leads step by step through the concepts of BPMN in small, well digestible pieces while the story acts as a case study, similar entertaining as Tom DeMarcos 'The Deadline'.

If you prefer learning process management in a beer garden instead of a training room, this book is the right stuff for you. If you want to get a deeper understanding of process modeling, this book will be a good start - even it won't be sufficient.