Although BPMN and CMMN have different symbols, they both seem to represent the activities that happen in a scenario somehow. Are the two standards interchangeable (at least in some situations)? If not, when should I use BPMN / CMMN?
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BPMN is good for making models of structured business processes that, despite some variations, share the same structure and can possibly be automated. BPMN can be used for
- Describing/documenting established business processes.
- Designing new business processes.
- Defining automated business processes that can be enacted by a business process engine.
CMMN is good for making "case management" models, which describe semi-structured business processes that cannot be automated.
See also these presentation slides.
