Tag Archives: BPMN

Practical Software Analysis vs. Design Modelling

Posted on 2017 October 2 by modelpractice

Practical modelling in software analysis differs significantly from design. The IMHO main differences are highlighted here. Continue reading →

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Modeling for Understanding and/xor/etc Execution

Posted on 2015 July 30 by modelpractice

Executable models have a great potential for achieving real separation of concerns. However, some practical modeling aspects on the business side deserve closer attention. Continue reading →

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Reflections on Abstractions: The Use Case trade-off

Posted on 2013 July 22 by modelpractice

Based on the elementary terms of relational structures, this little example shows the basic trade-off of Use Cases: understandability vs redundancy. Continue reading →

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Software Modelling – a Rhino’s Perspectice

Posted on 2011 October 26 by modelpractice

Got carried away by this little picture, I recently found in a tweet, and its correspondence to modelling. So I started fooling around a bit on blind spots, redundancy and how to handle it in software modelling. Continue reading →

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Model Transformation in Analysis

Posted on 2011 May 6 by modelpractice

An analyst has two main ways of making use of Model Transformation in requirements analysis: applying rules to models and keeping views consistent. Continue reading →

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Reader Acceptance of Models

Posted on 2011 March 21 by modelpractice

Modeling trade-off: new language to learn, but easy to use the power of graphical notation. Continue reading →

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Flow Charts vs. BPMN

Posted on 2010 August 30 by modelpractice

Simply the fact that BPMN is more expressive than FC is already not a reason pro BPMN. Continue reading →

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