Functionalty depth of BPA Suite(demo)

Hi,
I want to know the functionality depth of BPA suite, in laymans terms. Actually I am looking to design my organisations' all exsisting operational processes, interlink them, assign stakeholders and then deploy them to be visible to organisational heads to be reviewed. Currently i'll do this using the demo version and once organisational heads are able to see something, i am sure i'll be able convince them to get a buy this piece of software. But the question is will i'll be able to do all this using the demo version, is the demo version capable of all this?
Thnx in advance

Hi,
most of it can be done with the actual demo version. You can:
- design you processes (I would recommend the diagram types Value Chain Diagram and EPC + Functional Allocation Diagrams)
- to link them together on a horizontal level use the "Process Interface" Object within the EPC
- to link them together on a vertical level use the assignment functionality
- to express stakeholders first create an organizational chart diagram as library and then reuse the objects of this library within the dynamic models (Value Chain, EPC and FAD)
Regarding the review, the demo does not provide the publishing component yet. So it is not possible to create a web like export out of your model.
Two possible workarounds
a) Install the BPA suite for everyone who should review the output. Then you can use the build in "review function" of the BPA. This is a nice feature to give feedback on diagrams
b) Create printed output. Due to the fact that the BPA is only delivered with standard reports the look and feel is mostly not usable for management purposes. So you might have the need to develop your own report (possible with the demo version but you need BPA scripting know how)
Dirk
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