Business Analysis Templates & Aides

You know there are opportunities to improve your existing processes and we want to help you get started. This 18-page Guide highlights key steps and success factors that can be applied to your next process improvement project.

BPMN is the standard for business process modeling, but business analysts are frequently at a loss for where to begin their process modeling efforts. To help jump-start BPMN process modeling and analysis efforts, we are supplying a set of pre-built models and simulations for popular processes. These models were built through real-world process improvement engagements. These models are not expected to match your organization’s own processes, but should help you get a head start on your modeling and process improvement efforts.

Business Process Management (BPM) big wins have been limited to a small cadre of process masters... but not anymore. Now everyone is just 7 steps away from process mastery.

This document has been created for Project Managers, Business Analysts, and BPM professionals seeking improvement using proven analysis techniques.

This is a presentation created and delivered by Angie Musa, CBAP® and Paul Franz, CBAP® at the NYS Forum as part of a seminar addressing The Role of a Business Analyst.

This is a free Add-on to Visio 2003/2007 that I just found.

The tutorial is for a "simple" Hire an Employee process. But it demonstrates the entire range of things that apparently you need to do with BPMN.

UPDATED for the BABOK Guide 2.0 !

This familiar checklist uses a Likert scale, and the Knowledge Areas of the BABOK Guide 2.0, to capture a personal estimation of readiness for the CBAP certification exam.

In a summary form, it provides a high-level review of the breadth of knowledge required of certification candidates. With this understanding they can chart an effective course of study, and gain confidence in their readiness as they prepare for the IIBA's professional certification.