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The BPMN Forum is a web community dedicated to the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), an industry standard graphic notation for representing business process workflows. Here you can find information related to BPMN modeling tools, specifications, training, publications, and mailing lists.

Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a graphic notation for representing business process workflows. BPMN shows the beginning-to-end flow of a business process, such as an online Order-Entry system. The primary diagram of BPMN is a Business Process Diagram (BPD), which is based on flowcharting techniques customized for business processes. BPMN is frequently paired with the Business Process Executable Language (BPEL) for executable implementations. (To learn more about BPEL, click here.) The BPMN industry standard is maintained by the OMG.

The most current version of the BPMN specification is version 1.2 and is available for download by clicking here. See for yourself why this business-specific modeling language is smaller and better suited for business analysis and process workflow than the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML™) standard for software-intensive systems. Note that BPMN Business Process Diagrams are sometimes implemented by UML tools as a profile (customization) of UML Activity diagrams.

You are encouraged to explore the following major areas of our web:

• BPMN FAQ — Answers to Frequently Asked Questions related to BPMN.
• BPMN Specifications - Download the latest BPMN specifications.
• BPMN Tools - Selected BPMN modeling tools.
• BPMN Training - Selected BPMN training resources.
• BPMN Publications - Selected BPMN books, papers, articles, and blogs.
• News - News related to BPMN and visual modeling.

If you want to have your BPMN tool, training service, book, paper or blog included in our web, please submit it to the BPMN Forum for review by clicking here. For more information about BPMN please read our Frequently Asked Questions page and subscribe to the BPMN Forum discussion group.

For a more comprehensive list of BPMN tools check out the BPMN Tools & News web, which contains reviews of popular BPMN tools along with relevant news.