Chapter 2. Modeling Business Processes for SOA

Modeling business processes is a part of the overall business process management. Business process management (BPM) is a very important discipline, which is closely related to the operating efficiency and competitive position of a company, and its ability to grow. Business processes are also very well connected with IT. Today, IT is the driver of business processes. Imagine how any company would operate if the IT system is turned off for a week or even a day. You will quickly see that IT has become the engine that drives business processes.

SOA provides huge opportunities to better align business processes with IT and applications. To be able to achieve this, we have to understand the role of business ...

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