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Learn the best practices of process modeling and analysis with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0) standard

Created by: Zbigniew Misiak

Last updated August 2026

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What you will learn

  • You will see how to use BPMN in practice, which elements to use and which are not so useful
  • You will learn how to use events in BPMN and what are the event types
  • You will practice how using object types for tasks and subprocesses can make your diagrams easier to understand and more powerful
  • You will understand how to show the process flows with various gateways (XOR, AND, OR) and how to make sure token flows correctly
  • You will master usage of pools and lanes to show collaboration in a proces, so that you never make the popular rookie mistakes
  • You will learn how to easily extend your diagrams with additional information with artifacts and data objects

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews5,659#143 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length5.8 hourslonger than 74% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 84% of them

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Course Description

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0) is the new de facto standard for modeling processes. It can be used when you need to document your processes as a part of the project or when you need to automate them, so learning it will help your career.

Maybe you've already spent some time trying to learn BPMN from the specification and from the internet but still do not feel confident about this notation? I often see that even people with years of modeling experience really struggle when it comes to BPMN diagrams.

Or are you mapping the workflow processes with flowcharts, but don't feel your process maps really improve the communication? BPMN can help here if used properly!

You will learn from this course what are the most useful elements of BPMN and how to create easy to understand and maintain process diagrams.

The course consists of several sections with video lectures, quizzes and real life mini-projects that will help you start using BPMN in no time.

I know that at first BPMN can be confusing and you may have some questions after you start using it in practice. The course is constantly updated with new content on a basis of your feedback and I will answer all your questions regarding the best ways to use BPMN.

Wondering if this course is for you? Take a look at the reviews from my students:

"Excellent course, pitched at an extremely useful level. This explains the parts of BPMN that are most useful, without diving into unnecessary complexity. It has a great mixture of videos, "take-away" summaries, and exercises. Highly recommended!"

- Adrian 

"Efficient and effective BPM overview of the essential items you need to understand and master when using such notation. I used it as a refresher as I need to work with people using BPMN on a new project."

- François

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Instructor Details

Zbigniew Misiak

Zbigniew has over 15 years of experience with process modeling as BPM Consultant. He has trained hundreds of students business process management and the usage of Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).

Zbigniew is an active member of the BPMN Model Interchange Working Group - a joint effort of vendors interested in BPMN model interchange between various tools. He co-authored the article "Making BPMN a true lingua franca" published by BPTrends.

He received the Object Management Group (body governing the BPMN standard) certificate OMG Certified Expert in BPM (OCEB) and is one of the authors of the new version of the OCEB Exam updated for the latest version of BPMN standard.

Since 2015 he is also member of the OMG Task Forces for the complementing standards: BPMN, DMN, and CMMN.


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Reviews

4.6

5,659 ratings on Udemy

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By Alberto Fabrizi on 2/26/2026

The course is well‑structured and allows you to study the BPMN 2.0 standard gradually, combining theory and exercises in a balanced way. It also recommends an advanced modeling environment (ADONIS CE) for hands‑on practice. After the first sections, you are already able to build the basic diagrams that cover a large share of real‑world scenarios. The final part of the course focuses on the more advanced symbols used to model complex processes.

By Adeayo Hassan on 12/8/2025

my personal experience towards these course gave me more insights about the process flow and it enable me to understand the concepts of every sequences by using start event and end event processes then activities and gateways through the connecting objects like message flow, association and data association. equally the swim lane method of understanding the pool and lanes with data functions during the process flow with additional support of artifact uses for contexts.

By Damariz Winborne on 11/24/2025

The instructor is delivering content true to his word. The flow of the presentation is logical and builds on the previous lessons. Though there is much depth to BPMN, the presentation is engaging and builds slowly -- beginning with the essentials. I love how the instructors sprinkles information about references and resources for those who may want to learn more.

By Sebastian Matysiak on 8/21/2023

One of the best BPMN courses with great examples and case studies. I’ve done some similar courses before but that one is just magnificent compared to others. + Great explanation step by step + Easy to use wrap ups and materials + Helpful metaphors + A lot easy to remember examples Sometimes the sound it’s not clear, but that’s something I could live with :)

By Benjamin Veuger on 11/11/2021

Great course! It takes you step by step further into the BPMN method and details. The course is perfect for beginners, but advanced material is discussed too, to make you more literate in BPMN. Examples and case studies make the course practical and let you bring in practice what you've learned so far. Conclusion: recommended to everyone who would like to learn more about describing and optimalizing (business) processes

By Bohdan Tillack on 7/20/2021

1. (-) Prowadzący używa ADONIS:CE tylko wersji na Windows nie informując, że wersji na Mac/Linux brak a wersja chmurowa CE nie ma wszystkich funkcjonalności wykorzystywanych w wykładzie (lub nie wyjaśniono sposobu korzystania). Sugestia-stosowanie wersji chmurowej jako dostępnej/takiej samej dla wszystkich słuchaczy. 2. (-) Transkrypcje wykładów pozostawiają wiele do życzenia. 3. (+) Spokojna i wyraźna wymowa. 4. (+) Spójny i logiczny tok wykładu

By Jane Thompson on 11/18/2020

This is fantastic and well worth it. I had experience building business processes for many years using bizagi, but I would struggle to understand how best to model some more complex scenarios, such as how a multiple sub process can end and how those different end points should interact with the parent process. Boundary events, event based gateways and ad hoc processes were exactly what I needed to understand and were perfectly explained. I hope to continue practicing and staying in touch, many thanks Jane.

By Coqueline Bell on 5/27/2020

Clear explanations, good rythm, well illustrated. Very exhaustive training explaining at the same time business process mapping, BPMN language and how to achieve and analyse computerised business mapping, using a free tool as example - which can be also used by student to practice. Good sequencing of theory and practice. Training also provides pdf documentation which can be kept for reference. Congratulations to trainer who achieves to transmit simply and with enthusiasm a topic which can sound rather dull.

By Qasem Baheer on 11/8/2019

It was a very productive course. The instructor had extensive knowledge of BPMN. What I liked about the course was, he started it with the basics and took it to the advanced level and then he had included many case studies which helped with the practical side as well. This course was an eye-opener for me to know that BPMN is the gate-way to a big knowledge area of process automation and business intelligence.

By Gilberto Cezar De Almeida on 10/8/2019

If you are starting out or need to learn BPMN, I recommend this course. The content of the courses is more focused on the basic elements of BPMN. However, the author devotes a section to giving an introduction to some advanced elements of BPMN. What I didn't like about the audio recordings and the author's English, which made it a little difficult to understand. (I suggest the author to transcribe subtitles manually, as automatic subtitles have made many wrong transcriptions.)

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