Exam 21: B: Extension: A Business Process

Business process modeling (or mapping) is the activity of creating a detailed flow chart or process map of a work process showing its inputs, tasks, and activities in a structured sequence.

Which of the following is one of the important characteristics of business processes?

What shows the results of applying change improvement opportunities to the current process model?

The As-Is process model displays how the process problem will be solved or implemented.

Compare the continuous process improvement model and business process reengineering.

Explain business process management along with the reason for its importance to an organization.

Describe business processes and their importance to an organization.

A business process can be viewed as a "value chain." By contributing to the creation or delivery of a product or service, each step in a process should add value to the preceding step.

A business process model is a graphic description of a process, showing the sequence of process tasks, which is developed for a specific purpose and from a selected viewpoint.

The continuous process improvement model is the analysis and redesign of workflow within and between enterprises.

The continuous process improvement model attempts to understand and measure the current process and make performance improvements accordingly.

What represents the current state of the operation that has been mapped without any specific improvements or changes to existing processes?

Business process management tools are used to create an application that is helpful in designing business process models and also helpful in simulating, optimizing, monitoring, and maintaining various processes that occur within an organization.