This one-day introductory course integrates training in business process management (BPM) methods and implementation with IBM Business Automation Workflow. You learn core process modeling and implementation skills, the project development approach, process model implementation fundamentals, and delivery patterns.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the key capabilities of Business Automation Workflow
• Describe the high-level architecture for Business Automation Workflow
• List the core notation elements that are used in the IBM Process Designer
• Recognize the purpose and function of Blueworks Live
• Describe Business Process Management (BPM) principles and the process spectrum
• Create a process application
• Model a structured process based on process requirements

This course is designed for project members who design and implement detailed logic, data models, and external system integrations for an executable business process. These roles include process owners, BPM analysts, BPM authors, BPM developers, BPM administrators, and BPM project managers.

Before taking this course, you should have:

• Practical knowledge of data structures
• Understanding of SQL syntax and JavaScript
• Basic understanding of web services
• Experience with modern programming techniques

• Course introduction
• Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Business Automation Workflow
• Exercise 1: Creating your first process application
• Unit 2: Introduction to Business Process Management
• Unit 3: Playback 0: Modeling the As-Is and To-Be business processes
• Exercise 2: Playback 0: Creating the To-Be process
• Course summary