Learn BPMN 2.0, a free course
Learn BPMN the way a process actually runs.
Most tutorials hand you a symbol catalogue. In about two hours you learn how a process executes, tokens first, and every symbol stops being arbitrary. Runnable diagrams, not pictures.
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Earn your certificate: BPMN 2.0 Fundamentals
Complete all 13 modules and claim it with a free account.
Anyone can draw a flowchart. Few can draw one that two people read the same way.
That takes knowing what each symbol does when the process runs, not just what it looks like. This course starts there, with tokens, builds every gateway, event and pool on top of it, and ends with you modelling a real process yourself.
The course
13 modules. Free, and open without an account.
Foundations
- 01Why BPMN instead of boxes and arrows?Anyone can draw a flowchart. The problem is that two people reading the same flowchart disagree about what it means.5 min
- 02The shapes that carry 80% of the workFour categories. Learn the shape language and most diagrams become readable immediately.7 min
- 03Tokens, how a process actually runsThe concept that separates people who draw BPMN from people who model it correctly.10 min
The elements
- 04GatewaysDiamonds route tokens. They never perform work, never consume time, and never make a decision themselves.9 min
- 05EventsCircles. Two independent questions decide the symbol: when in the flow, and what kind of trigger.9 min
- 06ActivitiesWhere the work happens. The icon in the corner says how the work is done.8 min
- 07Pools, lanes and message flowThe rule that catches almost every beginner: sequence flow must never cross a pool boundary.8 min
Getting it right
- 08Boundary eventsAn event attached to an activity’s edge: while this work is happening, something else may occur.7 min
- 09Six mistakes almost everyone makesEach model here is broken. Diagnose it, then reveal the answer.12 min
- 10Build a process yourselfHands-on: turn a vague flowchart into a real BPMN model in a full-size editor, then take it into Crismo.15 min
- 11How precise should a model be?The commonest real-world failure is not a wrong symbol. It is modelling at the wrong level for the audience.6 min
Your instructors
Fabian Hinsenkamp
Software Engineer & BPMN Educator. Created the #1 BPMN course on Udemy.
Sebastian Lesser
Head of Product & BPMN Expert. Host of the Advanced BPMN course on Udemy.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. All modules are open without an account. You only create a free account at the end if you want the certificate.
Do I need to know anything already?
No. The course starts from first principles. If you have ever drawn a flowchart, you will recognise the problem it solves.
Which tool do I need?
None. Every diagram runs in your browser. In the hands-on module you build a process in a full-size editor and can take it with you.
What comes after this course?
Modern Process Management: take one company from scattered diagrams to a measured improvement, and decide what to simplify, automate or hand to AI.