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July, 2006
Contents
Overview of BPM tools My understanding of most common requirements BPM tools considered Comparison Parameters Results
MS Visio, Proforma Corp.s ProVision Tools, IDS Scheers Business Architecht(ARIS) IBMs Rational Software Architect Capability to generate UML Diagrams IBMs Websphere Capaiblility to generate workflow applications, Netweaver from SAP, Fusion from Oracle
Tool Types
of Process Details
Standardized Lucid and comprehensible to all process stakeholders End to end process view
Sales
Comparison Parameters
Business
Defining Processes Graphically and/or Textually Ability to create Value Chain, High-Level Process Model, Organization Model, Roles Process decomposition (nesting) Capability for importing and managing organizational structures (design) Capability to link between Organization, Processes and Value Model View metadata through process flow Capability to support standard notation (e.g. BPMN, IDEF, BPEL, BPML, UML, etc.)
Comparison Parameters
Simulation
Capability
Report
Repository
Robustness of the underlying database that houses the process models Ability of the product to support collaboration among process design team members Version control capabilities
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Tools Considered
robust, point-to-point, round-trip interfaces. Simulation and Analytics : includes both Monte Carlo and Discrete Event Simulators. Data Exchange and Translator : allows you to import and export business and UML/object models with other popular tools like Vision, Rational Rose, ERWin
Navigator : allows you to view and manage ProVision's integrated repository. Common Interchange Format (CIF) : enables the timely, low-cost development of
Repository Analysis
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Modeling:
Support for Standards
Such
as BPMN, BPEL, WSDL,IDEF and UML Comprehensive relational data modeling capabilities.
Frameworks
Provides
reference frameworks such as Zachman,TOGAF and DoDAF for guiding the process of developing the IT Architecture central repository that facilitates the sharing of all the models and standards through the process of development of the architecture.
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Repository
A
Simulation:
IBM
WebSphere Business Modeler Basic, provides an easy-to-use tool for business users to model, document and print business processes.
Collaboration:
IBM
WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced, provides complex model simulation and analysis capabilities. Enables you to simulate the dynamic behavior of your process, so that you can analyze workloads and bottlenecks. WebSphere Business Modeler Publishing Server, enables users to publish business-process models to a portlet-based server, so that multiple subjectmatter experts can review the information simultaneously through a standard Internet browser. Capability to generate customized reports
WebSphere
Standards
Business Modeler Advanced also includes a mode for Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) and a mode for IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow Flow Definition Language (FDL).
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Modeling:
Aris
Simulation:
Aris
Collaboration:
Web Aris
Reference Models
Aris
Results
Based on the evaluation of these tools against the parameters described, we reached at the following rankings: 1. Proforma (ProVision) 2. Telelogic (System Architect) 3. IBM (WS Modeler) 4. IDS Scheer (ARIS)
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