Gestão de processos de negócio: um estudo de caso da BPMN em uma empresa do setor moveleiro

Abstract

This work presents some considerations about processes on organizations, around business process management (BPM) context, emphasizing business process modeling. First, it is presented a study on business process management and BPMN Business Process Modeling Notation standard BPM notation. In the sequence, it is presented a multiple case study, occurred in a furniture parts company, where three typical processes where studied, formalized using BPMN e then validated. It is an exploratory research, and data treatment is mainly qualitative. The research presents the perceptions from individuals about the use of the BPM models toward a common language for process communication. Semi-structured interviews where conducted for the purposes of data collection. Results suggests that the processes formalization through BPMN is applicable, considering the perception of effectiveness, effort on utilization and intent of use. The occurrence of elements on models, follows a logarithmic curve, corroborating previous studies. BPM seems to be viable, considering the main adoption barriers: culture, performance, responsibilities, methodologies and information technology.