MPH_BUPM Business Process Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jakub Vrchlabský (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jakub Vrchlabský (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Thu 14:00–14:50 P312
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPH_BUPM/01: Thu 15:00–16:50 P312, M. Krčál, J. Vrchlabský
Prerequisites
No prerequisites or mandatory requirements are required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to improve students' process thinking and to teach them how to perform a successful business process analysis (BPA) in a real situation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- define basic terms connected with BPM and BPMS;
- describe techniques for retrieving information about processes, for modeling processes and for optimizing processes;
- explain the concept of BPM (e.g. parts of the management discipline, frameworks used for implementing and managing BPM);
- explain (to managers) the importance of processes and their management in the context of the whole organization management;
- orient in a variety of information tools that support BPM;
- create a model, analysis, and optimization of a semi-complex business process.
Syllabus
  • 01 - Introduction to BPA and BPM – context, definitions, scope, purpose, core methods and tools.
  • 02 - Process analysis and architecture
  • 03 - Designing architecture and discovering processes
  • 04 - Modeling and BPMN
  • 05 - Information retrieval and gathering
  • 06 - Modeling in teams, brown-paper session.
  • 07 - Advanced modeling and SW tools
  • 08 - Process optimization
  • 09 - Process simulation
  • 10 - Managerial context of BPM
  • 11 - People context in BPM
  • 12 - BPM implementing and critical success factors.
  • 13 - Project drafts presentation
Literature
    required literature
  • DUMAS, Marlon, Marsello LA ROSA, Jan MENDLING and H. A. REIJERS. Fundamentals of business process management. Second edition. Berlin: Springer. xxxii, 527. ISBN 9783662565087. 2018. info
  • WHITE, Stephen A. BPMN modeling and reference guide: understanding and using BPMN : develop rigorous yet understandable graphical representations of business processes. Lighthouse Point: Future Strategies. 225 pp. ISBN 0-9777527-2-0. 2008. info
    recommended literature
  • Handbook on business process management. Edited by Jan Vom Brocke - Michael Rosemann. Second edition. Berlin: Springer. xvii, 727. ISBN 9783642450990. 2015. info
  • Handbook on business process management. Edited by Jan Vom Brocke - Michael Rosemann. Second edition. Berlin: Springer. xvii, 865. ISBN 9783642451027. 2015. info
  • WESKE, Mathias. Business process management : concepts, languages, architectures. 2nd ed. Heidelberg: Springer. xv, 403. ISBN 9783642286155. 2012. info
  • JESTON, John and Johan NELIS. Management by process: a roadmap to sustainable business process management. 1. vyd. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. 303 pp. ISBN 0-7506-8761-4. 2008. info
  • MAGAL, Simha and Jeffrey WORD. Essentials of business processes and information systems. Hoboken: Wiley. xvii, 170. ISBN 9780470230596. 2009. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group project, reading.
Assessment methods
Mid-term test (multiple choice + open questions), active seminar participation, final group project.

Students have to reach at least 60% in mid-term test, actively participate on seminars and on discussions and defend final group project. The final assessment consists of 25% of mid-term test, 10% of seminar activity and 65% of defence of final project.

Any copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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