BPMN Basics UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
3 Levels of BPMN - CORRECT ANSWER - Level 1 - Descriptive Process Models
Level 2 - Analytic Process Models
Level 3 - Executable Process Models
Level 1 - Descriptive Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Suitable for high level
modelling - should be comfortable for analysts that have used flowcharts. See graph for shapes
used in Descriptive Process Models.
Level 2 - Analytic Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the concepts most
commonly used and covered in BPMN training
Level 3 - Executable Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on the elements
required for executable process models
Pools - CORRECT ANSWER - A pool is used to define either a group of participants such
as an area within an organisation or an external entity that collaborates within a process.
Example: A Cafe could be defined as a Pool. Within the Cafe there are specific lanes dedicated to
specific participants or roles such as: Cashier, Barista, Host, etc.
- Graphic view of a Participant in a collaboration
- Partitions Activities between Pools
Lanes (Swimlane) - CORRECT ANSWER - A lane is used to define a specific participant
or role within a process. A lane may be contained within a pool. A lane may be broken down into
child lanes
-Lane is a sub-partition within a Process
-Extends the entire length of the Process
, -Used to organize and categorize Activities
A process model is normally created from the perspective of a? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Single Participant
White Box Pools - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the section of the process model
where we have visibility to the details of the process, i.e. the Order Taker's process flow.
Black Box Pool - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to groups or participants that are
considered to be external to the scope of the process. BBPs do not show flow and activities.
Example, a Customer is often a beneficiary of processes, but isn't part of the process itself.
Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - Work that is performed within a Business Process.
- Can be atomic or non-atomic (compound)
- High-level: does not describe the activity detail
- 3 types: Task, Sub-process, and Transaction
Task - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit of work. The work or job that needs to be
accomplished. A task is a granular (atomic) activity that cannot or does not need to be broken
down any further.
Transaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Activities that sensibly go together.
Event Sub-Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Event Sub-Process is placed into a
Process or Sub-Process. It is activated
when its start event gets triggered and
can interrupt the higher level process context
or run in parallel (non-interrupting)
depending on the start event.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
3 Levels of BPMN - CORRECT ANSWER - Level 1 - Descriptive Process Models
Level 2 - Analytic Process Models
Level 3 - Executable Process Models
Level 1 - Descriptive Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Suitable for high level
modelling - should be comfortable for analysts that have used flowcharts. See graph for shapes
used in Descriptive Process Models.
Level 2 - Analytic Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the concepts most
commonly used and covered in BPMN training
Level 3 - Executable Process Models - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on the elements
required for executable process models
Pools - CORRECT ANSWER - A pool is used to define either a group of participants such
as an area within an organisation or an external entity that collaborates within a process.
Example: A Cafe could be defined as a Pool. Within the Cafe there are specific lanes dedicated to
specific participants or roles such as: Cashier, Barista, Host, etc.
- Graphic view of a Participant in a collaboration
- Partitions Activities between Pools
Lanes (Swimlane) - CORRECT ANSWER - A lane is used to define a specific participant
or role within a process. A lane may be contained within a pool. A lane may be broken down into
child lanes
-Lane is a sub-partition within a Process
-Extends the entire length of the Process
, -Used to organize and categorize Activities
A process model is normally created from the perspective of a? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Single Participant
White Box Pools - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the section of the process model
where we have visibility to the details of the process, i.e. the Order Taker's process flow.
Black Box Pool - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to groups or participants that are
considered to be external to the scope of the process. BBPs do not show flow and activities.
Example, a Customer is often a beneficiary of processes, but isn't part of the process itself.
Activities - CORRECT ANSWER - - Work that is performed within a Business Process.
- Can be atomic or non-atomic (compound)
- High-level: does not describe the activity detail
- 3 types: Task, Sub-process, and Transaction
Task - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit of work. The work or job that needs to be
accomplished. A task is a granular (atomic) activity that cannot or does not need to be broken
down any further.
Transaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Activities that sensibly go together.
Event Sub-Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Event Sub-Process is placed into a
Process or Sub-Process. It is activated
when its start event gets triggered and
can interrupt the higher level process context
or run in parallel (non-interrupting)
depending on the start event.
