Business & IT

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Business & IT · Vol. XIV(2) · 2024

The Process Modelling Guide: From Mapping to Optimization

Stanislav Voracek

Journal
Business & IT, Vol. XIV(2), pp. 86–105
Year
2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14311/bit.2024.02.09

Abstract

This review article deals with the issue of process modelling, a fundamental tool in process optimization. The aim of the article is to provide a structured overview of the most common methods and tools used in process mapping, analysis, and optimization. The article includes a description of process model creation in clearly defined steps, followed by an explanation of the basic terminology. The article also includes a list of methods for process mapping, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each method based on the interpreted data. Selected process plotting software tools are shown, and the reader is also introduced to the advantages and disadvantages of process optimisation.

Keywords

Process modelling, process mapping, process mining, process optimization, process automation, BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), UML (Unified Modeling Language), DFD (Data Flow Diagram)

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Stanislav Voracek (2024). The Process Modelling Guide: From Mapping to Optimization. Business & IT, Vol. XIV(2), pp. 86–105. https://doi.org/10.14311/bit.2024.02.09

Editorial information: Business & IT, ISSN 2570-7434, Creative Commons licence CC BY 4.0, published by CTU in Prague, 2024. https://bit.fsv.cvut.cz/