10.2.1 Types of BPMN Processes

Business Process modeling is used to communicate a wide variety of information to a wide variety of audiences. BPMN is designed to cover many types of modeling and allows the creation of end-to-end Business Processes. There are three basic types of BPMN Processes:

1.Private Non-executable (internal) Business Processes

2.Private Executable (internal) Business Processes

3.Public Processes

10.2.1.1 Private (Internal) Business Processes

Private Business Processes are those internal to a specific organization. These Processes have been generally called workflow or BPM Processes (see Figure 10.4 ). Another synonym typically used in the Web services area is the

Orchestration of services. There are two types of private Processes: executable and non-executable. An executable

Process is a Process that has been modeled for the purpose of being executed according to the semantics defined in Clause 14. Of course, during the development cycle of the Process, there will be stages where the Process does not