IPA IP 2023 Question 23
A question IPA Japan published in 令和5年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問23, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is the modeling technique and notation for business processes that is maintained by the OMG (Object Management Group) and standardized as the international standard ISO/IEC 19510?
Explanation
BPMN — Business Process Model and Notation, the OMG's standard notation for drawing business processes, published as ISO/IEC 19510.
BPMN draws a process as a flow of events (circles), activities (rounded rectangles) and gateways (diamonds) joined by sequence flows, laid out in pools and lanes for the participants. It is meant to be read by business staff and IT staff alike, and detailed BPMN models can be executed by workflow and BPM tools.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) BABOK — the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, IIBA's guide to the practice of business analysis, not a notation
- •(c) BPO — business process outsourcing: handing a whole business process to an outside company
- •(d) BPR — business process reengineering: radically redesigning business processes, a method of improvement, not a notation
Key rule: The “N” in BPMN is for Notation: it is the standard way to draw business processes, while BPR redesigns them and BPO hands them to someone else.
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