What is business process modeling? | Definition from TechTarget
Summary
A business process comprises a logical set of activities or steps executed in a specific order to produce a desired outcome. One reason is that the models ability to visually represent a process helps organizations understand its workflows, and more importantly, to implement measures to optimize it. In this business process modeling notation diagram, both the people and steps involved in travel requests are shown; each object, color and shape has a specific purpose. Initially created for software development, Unified Modeling Language (UML) is another method used to visually represent business processes. Since they provide standardized visual elements with universally recognized meanings, both BPMN and UML let stakeholders speak the same language when discussing a process.