OCEB 2 Fundamental study plan

Define BPM lifecycle stages (discovery, design, execution, monitoring, optimization) and state the inputs and outputs of each stage in writing

Distinguish process types (core, support, management) and classify five example processes from your own organization

Identify and draw the four BPMN 2.0 core element families: flow objects, connecting objects, swimlanes, and artifacts

Model a simple linear process with start event, tasks, exclusive gateway, and end event, then annotate each symbol choice with one sentence of justification

Explain the difference between a process, a subprocess, and a task using three self-authored examples

Differentiate task types (user, service, script, manual, business rule, send, receive) and select the correct type for eight described scenarios

Model exclusive, inclusive, parallel, and event-based gateways and articulate the split/join semantics of each

Apply default sequence flows and conditional expressions to at least three gateway splits

Distinguish interrupting from non-interrupting intermediate events and model one example of each

Identify modeling errors in a deliberately flawed model by listing at least six specific defects

Model collapsed and expanded embedded subprocesses and explain when to use each

Attach boundary events (error, timer, message, escalation) to an activity and describe the resulting token behavior

Distinguish boundary events from event subprocesses and justify the choice in two contrasting scenarios

Model a compensation flow using a compensation boundary event and compensation handler activity

Explain the purpose and participants of a BPMN choreography and model a two-participant choreography with at least four choreography tasks

Apply a named modeling guideline set (naming conventions, layout, granularity, one start and one end per pool) to your week-3 model

Perform syntactic verification on two models by checking flow conservation, gateway pairing, and reachability of all end states

Perform semantic validation by walking each model with a domain expert persona and recording at least five ambiguities

Apply the waste-analysis lens (handoffs, waiting, rework, overprocessing) to a real process and quantify at least three wastes

Produce an as-is and to-be model pair for one process and list the changes with expected benefit

Apply at least three redesign heuristics (eliminate, simplify, parallelize, automate, outsource) to your to-be model and justify each

Define process KPIs with formula, data source, frequency, and owner for cycle time, cost per instance, first-time-right, and backlog

Compute cycle time, touch time, and flow efficiency from a supplied set of instance timestamps

Build a simple process performance dashboard layout mapping each KPI to a decision it informs

Distinguish leading from lagging indicators and classify your chosen KPIs accordingly

Define the roles of process owner, process manager, analyst, and Center of Excellence and map them to a RACI for one process

Describe the operating model options for a CoE (centralized, federated, hybrid) and select one with justification

Draft a process governance policy covering model versioning, approval, and change control

Decompose a decision into a decision table with at least four input conditions and complete hit policy coverage

Model one business decision in DMN with a decision requirements diagram and an associated decision table using a stated hit policy

Compare workflow engine, BPM suite, and low-code automation capabilities across modeling, execution, integration, and monitoring

Map BPMN service and user tasks to engine configuration concerns including assignment, forms, and API integration

Describe process mining inputs (event logs), the three mining perspectives (control-flow, organizational, performance), and conformance checking

Interpret a supplied event log summary to identify the dominant path, bottlenecks, and deviations

Distinguish process monitoring from process mining and specify three operational alerts for a running process

Consolidate weak areas by scoring your performance per domain on two full-length practice sets and ranking domains by error rate

Re-derive the gateway, boundary event, and compensation semantics from memory on a blank sheet without notes

Re-teach the three lowest-scoring domains aloud or in writing as if explaining to a colleague

Review your own week 1-7 deliverables for errors and correct at least five mistakes

Complete a timed final practice set under exam conditions and analyze every missed item by domain