Our BPMN Method and Style live-online classes have been very well attended, with many students from overseas.  The next one is timed to be convenient for those in Australia and New Zealand.  I needed to go to my world time zone calculator for this one.  Here are the dates and times, depending on your location:

Sydney:  November 29 – December 1 8am-1pm EDT (UTC+11) each day

New Zealand: November 29 – December 1  10am-3pm NZDT (UTC +13) each day

California: November 28 – November 30 1pm – 6pm PST (UTC -8) each day

New York: November 28 – November 30  4pm – 9pm EST (UTC -5) each day

Europe – middle of the night

The class will leverage the Method and Style validation features of itp commerce Process Modeler for Visio v5.6. The price of the training is $1095 for 1, $995 each for 5, or $895 each for 10 or more. That includes the training, 60-day license to the BPMN tool, and post-class certification. Certification demonstrates mastery of BPMN. You need to pass an online exam, and then submit a model you create for my review and comment.

A number of folks are jumping into the BPMN training business, but buyer beware. But BPMN Method and Style is still the gold standard, the “real thing.”

What’s the difference?

  • The real thing shows you which BPMN 2.0 elements are the ones you need to know, and which you can ignore. The others do not.
  • The real thing provides a methodology for turning a blank page into a complete BPMN model – clear, consistent, and shareable between business and IT. The others have no clue.
  • The real thing provides style rules that ensure your process model is readily understood from the diagram alone… and shows you how to validate your models against those rules using a special version of the BPMN tool. The Method and Style approach and the validation tool belong to me, so the others can’t offer it.
  • The real thing is hands-on training, with a tool and in-class exercises.
  • The real thing offers post-class certification of BPMN proficiency, based on an online exam and a modeling exercise that I review personally. The others don’t verify that you really understand how to use BPMN correctly and effectively.
  • The real thing is taught by a BPMN expert. Don’t learn BPMN from a guy who read a book; learn it from the guy who wrote the book.
  • The real thing teaches you skills you can apply directly; it is not marketing for an in-house engagement.
  • The real thing costs $895-1095 (based on number you are signing up), including the software tool and post-class certification. The others charge $1790 (plus travel expense), with no certification.

So, if you were thinking about getting trained in BPMN, you can either get the real thing, or the not-real thing. It’s not that hard to figure out. Click here to register, or contact me directly for more info.