Blending Structured Flow and Event-Condition-Action Patterns within Business Process Models

John Reynolds and Amy Dickson, IBM
A Process Activity might logically follow another Activity, or it’s launch might more logically be represented as a response to a significant Business Event. A presentation from IBM will show how the addition of the Case pattern of Event Driven Preconditions for Activities to IBM BPM could enable process authors to model a Business Process either as a Structured Process Flow (BPMN), or from the Event Action Condition perspective – or as a blend of both. These new capabilities simplify the modeling of common scenarios and lead us to more robust and responsive process solutions.

John Reynolds is a Product Manager for IBM BPM, focusing on empowering Business Users. He has been with IBM since the 2010 Lombardi acquisition, and has guided the development of IBM BPM’s Coach framework for the creation of custom BPM user interfaces and the simplification of the BPM authoring experience.

Amy Dickson is a Senior Product Manager at IBM focusing on Operational Decision Management. With over twenty years of experience, she has a comprehensive enterprise software and product management background in Information Technology with a strong focus on enterprise integration and business process management. She has held a variety of senior positions in both Corporate IT and software development organizations.