Passed Exam Today OMG-OCEB2-FUND100

In OMG-aligned BPM architecture,SOA decouples processes from specific application technologiesby exposing system functions as standardized services.

This allows BPM processes to:

Orchestrate services regardless of underlying technology

Promote reuse, loose coupling, and interoperability

Increase agility and maintainability

OptionBis correct because SOAremoves the tight dependenceof process logic on the specific technologies used in back-end systems.

OptionAdescribes a possible outcome, not the core benefit.

OptionCcontradicts SOA’s goal of standardization and reuse.

OptionDincorrectly implies forced tight integration; SOA actually promotesloosely coupledintegration.

Thus,SOA benefits BPM by separating business processes from application-specific technologies, enabling flexible orchestration.

In OMG BPM,process discoveryrefers to uncovering and making explicit theas-isstate of business processes. The primary goal is to document and visualize what actually happens—before analysis, redesign, or automation.

OptionAcorrectly describes this:Process discoverycaptures, documents, and makes explicitthe organizational understanding of current business processes.

OptionBrefers toprocess optimization, which comes later.

OptionCis part of project initiation, not discovery itself.

OptionDrefers toprocess implementationin a BPMS.

Thus, the correct characteristic of process discovery ismaking current processes explicit.

ActivityBhas the envelope marker, meaning it is aReceive Taskin BPMN. The sequence flow goes A → B → C. Between A and C, the process reaches B andwaits to receive a message from an external participantbefore continuing on to C. It does not send a message to C or receive one from A; the envelope indicates interaction with an external party.

TheAs-Is processis used as a basis for To-Be modeling when thecurrent process exists and is still relevant, even if it needs modification—for example, whennew regulatory rules require adjustments. Regulatory changes mean the process structure stays largely valid, but must be updated to meet compliance requirements.

Options A and D are incorrect because if a process is new or undefined, no As-Is model exists.

Option B is incorrect becauseradically changed requirementstypically justify designing a fresh To-Be process without depending on the existing one.