The BPMN Tea Party

I’m trying to watch TV, but the American elections are all over the news. When it comes to American politics I’m pretty much clueless.

So what have I picked up so far…
As I understand Obama was voted in on a platform of change.
He started off with high approval ratings.

When America was licking its wounds from the economic crisis, the President focused on the Health Insurance Law instead of focusing on unemployment. A public wave of bitterness swept through America.
People felt Obama was not attentive to the feelings of the public.

The American voters hit him over the head.
Now Obama will have a hard time implementing change. Not good for Obama. Not good for America.
The writing was on the wall..

How’s that for a political analysis? Ah?
Rubbish, I know, but it helps me here in making a point.

BPMN leaders – The writing is on the wall.
The People have requested that you simplify BPMN, make it more accessible to business users.

I’m not going to open a new debate on BPMN. Just raise a concern.
Like Obama in his early days, BPMN is currently enjoying a high approval rating.
The war over notations has ended, and BPMN has won (It has a majority in both house and senate)
BPMN promises that it will bring “Change you can Trust” to businesses.
The BPM public are completely behind BPMN. A new era has begun.

The question is: Will the BPMN leaders, consortiums, associations and standard setters – will they make it simpler for business users.
Now is the best time to implement BPMN changes. There are no political pressures, no money passed under the table. You have a golden opportunity to get things moving…

Now you can continue saying that anyone asking for BPMN change must be a radical BPM right wing fanatic”, “BPM left wing” or a “BPM liberal”.
You can continue saying to yourself that it’s not even an issue…. But it is.

Take for example Alec Sharp‘s latest article: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Alec, in a very calm and non-provocative way explains the BPMN complexity problem.
He’s not trying to lock horns, quite the opposite: Alec’s attitude is “live and let live”.
Maybe divide it into two specifications, one for business users, one for techies.
Alec is one of the people in the field that BPMN leaders should be listening to.
He is not the only one. Alec’s views are shared by many in the BPM industry.

The writing is on the wall… Let’s not wait till mid-term elections…

Enjoy your weekend.