The goal of the lecture is to systematize the discipline of BPM, to introduce some models and frameworks that describe the nature and the content of BPM.
Mandatory Reading:

• Michael Hammer: What is Business Process Management?
• Rosemann, Michael and Jan Vom Brocke: The Six Core Elements of Business Process Management
• Dumas et al., chapter 1

Further Reading:

• Paul Harmon: The Scope and Evolution of Business Process Management (HoBPM 1)
• Thomas Davenport: Process Management for Knowledge Work (HoBPM 1)
• Rummler and Ramias: A Framework for Defining and Desiging the Structure of Work (HoBPM 1)

Lecture:

• BPM Life-cycle
• Six Core Elements of BPM
• Capability and Maturity Model

Homework:

• Chose one of the four BPM aspects that will be discussed next week (Strategy, Governance, People, (organizational) Culture)
• With the use of text discuss relationship between the aspect and BPM
• Max 2 pages of text
• Possibility of getting 0.75 points for activity