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BPM Standardization
One of the goals of BMP is reusability, i.e. preventing having to 
reinvent the wheel for every change. Most tools, however, are proprietary, 
i.e. they have their own data model and a non-transparent mode of 
functioning, which makes them hardly interoperable.
Standardizing the representation of processes is therefore a major 
challenge to facilitate integration among BPM tools. Standardizaiton 
occurs at different levels:

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➢ At the process modeling level
➢ At the process execution level
➢ At the level of communication with the IS
BPMN
BPMN (Business Process Modelling Notation) is an initiative 
of the BPMI (Business Process Management Initiative, a consortium of 
enterprises) whose goal is to define a common graphical notation which 
makes it possible to model business processes. 
The BPMN notation makes it possible, in particular, to disconnect 
the business information from the technical information (technical 
elements of the nformation system) to maximize its portability from one 
company to another one. BPMN may be considered a UML notation 
applied to the management of business processes.
BPEL
BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) is an initiative of the 
BPMI whose goal is to provide an XML representation of the activities 
linked with the execution of a process. Where the BPMN notation is 
attached to statically describe the processes, the BPEL language describes 
the overall dynamics.
Enterprise Portals
The term “enterprise portal” refers to an intranet platform which 
provides access to enterprise data as well as resources of the information 
system within a single interface.
The enterprise portal is therefore the point of entry to the data of 
the information system of the enterprise for all personnel and, possibly,